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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
You thought it is like that did you???
I've seen the following expression.
" You thought that you could win against me did you?"
Is this a right expression?
Does it have to be " You thought that you could win against me,didn't you?"
Thank you for your answer in advance.
" You thought that you could win against me did you?"
Is this a right expression?
Does it have to be " You thought that you could win against me,didn't you?"
Thank you for your answer in advance.
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You thought that you could win against me, did you ? You thought that you could win against me, didn’t you ? Both of these are natural.
- You thought that you could win against me, did you ?
- You thought that you could win against me, didn’t you ?
- Both of these are natural.
- To me, the first sounds more immodest and arrogant.
- See this article for more examples of "unbalanced" question tags.
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You thought that you could win against me, did you?
You thought that you could win against me, didn’t you?
Both of these are natural. To me, the first sounds more immodest and arrogant. See this article for more examples of "unbalanced" question tags.
You thought that you could win against me, didn’t you?
Both of these are natural. To me, the first sounds more immodest and arrogant. See this article for more examples of "unbalanced" question tags.
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