Of Course
At work, there is currently a program participant who says "of course" with five different tonalities so that (once you add context) she can make that phrase mean about 8 different things.
Of course =
- I would love to...
- That's what I expected.
- You are correct.
- I'm pleased that we agree.
- (a verbal wave of dismissal)
- Haven't you been listening ?
- Do I have to draw you a picture?
- You are rude and I am too polite to say it outright.
She's also bilingual. I think I'm going to try to speak Spanish with her to see if she has an equivalent elastic phrase in that language... Por supuesto! She is also a voracious reader and since I habitually ask her about what she is reading, she recently lent me a very large and unusual collection of Bill Moyer's interviewing modern poets. I also like her because she is the first person who ever was truly interested when I started talking about the poet Alejandra Pizarnik and she wrote down her name so she could look her up on the internet. Of course!
8 comments:
If your pouring supuesto, I wouldn't mind trying a glass full. Always up to tring new drinks
May I lay "bien sur" on you Jen? which means I am a patronising french git. Or an english git apeing our continental cousins. Which means that I did not understand the question nor the relevance of my comment. In any case I deny everything, because it's a fucking conspiracy anyway. Is it Monday to day?
Z.
It was Monday. Let's drink to places!
that many meanings out of intonating one simple phrase seems like a very sophisticated way to communicate. she's either incredibly bright or not at all. sounds like the former.
(this is th)
That was in The Hobbit with "Good morning."
y no se olvide la frase;
¿Cómo, cómo como? ¡Como como como!
which means ”What (do you mean) / how / (do) I eat? / I eat / the way / I eat!”
Eso no es una trabalengua pero es algo muy interesante.
Hey Sirena, mandeme una mensaje about Lounge Ax, and trying to find some of the regulars, ok?
Oh, I guess I didn't identify myself very well, I am this guy...
http://markisthebomb.com/NDI/NDI-Home.html
Claro!
claro que si
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