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Aqua modern 23 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

You'd be surprised.

My textbook says people say 'You'd be surprised' when they disagree with someone. Is it true? Do people really say so? Could you give an example dialogue in which it is used? Thank you.

  

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I don't remember ever hearing anyone say that in that context. It's certainly not customary. Clive

— Clive

  • I don't remember ever hearing anyone say that in that context.
  • It's certainly not customary.
  • Clive
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I don't remember ever hearing anyone say that in that context. It's certainly not customary.

Clive

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aqua modern 23My textbook says people say 'You'd be surprised' when they disagree with someone.

I wouldn't characterize it as exactly disagreement, but I'm sure they mean usages like the following, where that expression takes the role of contradicting a presupposition that underlies someone else's claim or question.

— Nobody believes that the world

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