Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Lexical moment of “have you ever wondered"_edirin
Have you ever wondered why American’s always ask if you “would like to do something” for them when they really mean to say “do it”? Don’t know what I’m talking about? Let’s look at some examples:
Hey Edirin, do you wanna help mop the floors now?
Edirin, you think you could maybe clean up this mess before I get back?
Edirin, you wanna help carry this boulder to the other side of town while venomous snakes tail you by the ankles?
No! I don’t want to do the FRIGGIN dishes, I don’t want to help you battle a Cyclops, and I don’t want to try on your wife’s pajamas! But maybe if you ask nicely I might consider!
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