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minus-squareASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year ago“mean” refers to “meaning”, as in the definition, or understanding. It is similar in use to ie, (id est, or that is). An explanation. “Say” makes no sense in this context. Say is stating something, but he isn’t stating, he is explaining.
minus-squareMike@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoIt’s a very common English idiom to start a sentence that way. Are you ignorant?
minus-squareASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoThat’s normal English phrasing. So… everyone in the English speaking world is the “kind of idiot” you refer to.
minus-squarewesley@yall.theatl.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoI mean a lot of people do actually speak like this where I live. It’s a pretty regular way to start a sentence. No need to be rude…know what I mean?
“mean” refers to “meaning”, as in the definition, or understanding.
It is similar in use to ie, (id est, or that is). An explanation.
“Say” makes no sense in this context. Say is stating something, but he isn’t stating, he is explaining.
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It’s a very common English idiom to start a sentence that way. Are you ignorant?
That’s normal English phrasing. So… everyone in the English speaking world is the “kind of idiot” you refer to.
I mean a lot of people do actually speak like this where I live. It’s a pretty regular way to start a sentence. No need to be rude…know what I mean?