"You mean to say you've never speeded on the road?"

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00I wonder what do you imply when you say 'do you mean to say that...?'. What I mean is how does that differ from 'are you saying that...?"02br
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00Thankyou again02br
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0Yes, both express surprise at what the person has just said.02br
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00(As an aside, I'd say "sped" and not "speeded." This dictionary lists both. Do Brits say "speeded"?)0-

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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10 I'd say "sped" and not "speeded." 12blockquote

10I try to avoid using both of those. (01i01u00I sped up02u02i00 isn't too bad.)0-

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00Do you mean to say you've never exceeded the speed limit. 0-

0Do Brits say "speeded"?02br
00I find the term 'Brits' slightly derogatoryand prefer to use British.02br
00I would not refer to an American as a Yank, or collectively as Yank. Same for Australians - I would not use Aussie!02br
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0I've never been offended by any name applied or misapplied to any group I represent. That's just history. I'm offended by expressions like "F-ing Americans" and "f-ing foreigners." I've heard Irish folk songs that make "British" sound like an obscenity. I've always felt it's what's in a person's heart that counts. If someone hates you, it doesn't ease the hurt when they use polite terms.

0 My dictionary for learners does not mention any problems with 01b00Brit02b00 or 01b00Aussie02b00, but says01b00 Yankee 02b00is not really always neutral. And as an opposite example, says there are several issues with words like 01b00dago02b00 and the 01b00N-word02b00. 02br

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10I'm offended by expressions like "F-ing Americans" and "f-ing foreigners." 12br
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10 Any expressions with an adjective like that would offend people. 02br
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00As far as I know, Australians don't mind being referred to as Aussies. In fa