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Photon Posted 3 years ago
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You think she'll accept it?
Tom: I'm gonna pop the question to her.
Jack: You think she'll accept it?
Question: Does this exchange sound natural?
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Photon Tom: I'm gonna pop the question to her. Jack: You think she'll accept it? Question: Does this exchange sound natural?
- Photon Tom: I'm gonna pop the question to her.
- Jack: You think she'll accept it?
- Question: Does this exchange sound natural?
- " A dialog with "gonna pop" can't really have "accept" too.
- It's a stylistic contradiction.
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PhotonTom: I'm gonna pop the question to her.
Jack: You think she'll accept it?
Question: Does this exchange sound natural?
Jack is going to say "You think she'll say 'yes'?"
A dialog with "gonna pop" can't really have "accept" too. It's a stylistic contradiction.
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