Results: You say what?
Published on 06/24/2015
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Awhile back, I was discussing the imprecision of language with an interpreter, and we looked up what "Good Bye" means. Turns out it's short for God be with 'ye. Interesting--I never thought about this before
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I knew this, you should have asked me.
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Hmmmm
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Other (please specify)
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| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.84% | 14 | |
| na | 0.18% | 3 |
| i remember reading about that years ago. | 0.06% | 1 |
| just in it for the points | 0.06% | 1 |
| makes me never want to use that word again thanks :/ | 0.06% | 1 |
| eww | 0.06% | 1 |
| i like that | 0.06% | 1 |
| who came up with this ?. | 0.06% | 1 |
| fdhtf | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't care | 0.06% | 1 |
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Soo, I started thinking about phrases I'd heard in different parts of the country. Have you ever met someone from elsewhere in your country that used phrases that you didn't understand? Yes
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No
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Undecided
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Not Applicable
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For example, where I used to live, "she's a mess" was a kind comment about someone who might be a little wacky, or a child who was particularly playful. Have you heard this phrase? I've never heard it
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I've not only heard it, I've used it
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I'm familiar with it
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Not sure
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Where I used to work, there was a secretary who used to say "I don't care to," which meant "sure, I don't mind doing it." Have you heard this one? No, but I understood the meaning
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No, and I didn't understand it
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Yes, and I understand it
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Other (please specify)
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| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
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| 0.86% | 14 | |
| na | 0.31% | 5 |
| huh? | 0.12% | 2 |
| i thought it meant "i don't want to." | 0.06% | 1 |
| whenever i hear this the person does mind doing the thing in question. | 0.06% | 1 |
| n.a. | 0.06% | 1 |
| no | 0.06% | 1 |
| means to me don't want to | 0.06% | 1 |
| it means the opposite! | 0.06% | 1 |
| yes and i misunderstood it | 0.06% | 1 |
| i've heard it, but i thought it was negative | 0.06% | 1 |
| heard before but means what it says. they don't want to do what was asked | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't care to, to me means no. | 0.06% | 1 |
| fhrt | 0.06% | 1 |
| yes but not with that meaning. | 0.06% | 1 |
| it sounds the reverse. | 0.06% | 1 |
| no, and i thought it meant the opposite. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i thought she didn't want tot do it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i've heard it as in "i'd rather not" | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't care to has never meant i don't mind doing it as far as i know. someone would be more like to say i don't care to do that because they don't like whatever it is they are being asked to do. not i don't mind doing it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| . | 0.06% | 1 |
| have heard it but it meant something else | 0.06% | 1 |
| what? | 0.06% | 1 |
| that isn't what i know the phrase to mean | 0.06% | 1 |
| either "to" is misspelled and should be "too" or i think it means i don't want to. | 0.06% | 1 |
| incorrect meaning. | 0.06% | 1 |
| where we live it means "i don't want to." | 0.06% | 1 |
| always meant "no" where i'm from | 0.06% | 1 |
| "i don't care to" means "i'd rather not." | 0.06% | 1 |
| that's the opposite of how i use it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| it just means i dont care to but ill do it....not that hard.... | 0.06% | 1 |
| you are wrong | 0.06% | 1 |
| i have heard it before, but not in that context, the complete opposite. | 0.06% | 1 |
| not proper english but i have heard it | 0.06% | 1 |
| that is counterintuitive - it means "i don't wish to." | 0.06% | 1 |
| that one is wrong? | 0.06% | 1 |
| i've heard it, but not in this particular context | 0.06% | 1 |
| that meant they didn't want to | 0.06% | 1 |
| yes did not understand it | 0.06% | 1 |
| when we say that it means i don't want to | 0.06% | 1 |
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It's not as easy to recognize the vernacular that I use that other people don't understand. Can you think of any word or phrase that you use that someone from another place might not understand? Yes
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No
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728 votes
Undecided
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403 votes
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