What does this mean to you?
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What does this mean to you?
What does the sentence "thats easy for you to say" mean to you? How would you interpret that statement? 
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05-10-2011, 13:13
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Re: What does this mean to you?
That the person being spoken to has no understanding of the complexity/difficulty of what is being discussed, and therefore is making glib comments?
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05-10-2011, 13:26
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Re: What does this mean to you?
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That the person being spoken to has no understanding of the complexity/difficulty of what is being discussed, and therefore is making glib comments?
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Same here, but not necessarily with the implication of being glib, as the person may be unaware that he/she lacks understanding.
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05-10-2011, 13:33
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Re: What does this mean to you?
Ok, to take this a little further........
My wife pulled me up about the way I reprimanded our daughter this morning she said that I could have been more constructive.
I then said to my wife: "thats easy for you to say"
In this situation, what would you interpret "thats easy for you to say" to mean?
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05-10-2011, 13:36
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Re: What does this mean to you?
In that situation and if I was the wife, it would mean you're useless and I'm better at being constructive
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05-10-2011, 13:42
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Re: What does this mean to you?
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Originally Posted by Ramrod
Ok, to take this a little further........
My wife pulled me up about the way I reprimanded our daughter this morning she said that I could have been more constructive.
I then said to my wife: "thats easy for you to say"
In this situation, what would you interpret "thats easy for you to say" to mean?
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More to the point, as a wife and mother myself, I would have wanted to know why you said "that's easy for you to say".
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Re: What does this mean to you?
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Originally Posted by Ramrod
Ok, to take this a little further........
My wife pulled me up about the way I reprimanded our daughter this morning she said that I could have been more constructive.
I then said to my wife: "thats easy for you to say"
In this situation, what would you interpret "thats easy for you to say" to mean?
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Thinking about it a bit more, something can also be easy to say for someone who doesn't have to carry out the work that is suggested. I think that's my preferred meaning actually.
In your case, I'd interpret it either as 'it's easy for you to say as you weren't in the situation I was in', or as 'stupid Latvian bloke can't speak English properly and mixes up his idioms'. 
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Re: What does this mean to you?
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More to the point, as a wife and mother myself, I would have wanted to know why you said "that's easy for you to say".
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I did go on to explain, the argument hinges on what that statement means in English. 
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'stupid Latvian bloke can't speak English properly and mixes up his idioms'. |
Stupid Latvian bloke with Aspergers.......get it right!
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Re: What does this mean to you?
Sorry Rammy I think you are in trouble..Unless you meant that she is naturally better at parenting than you are, which is what I'd plead if you are looking for a way out..
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Re: What does this mean to you?
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she is naturally better at parenting than you are
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Thats a given
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Re: What does this mean to you?
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Sorry Rammy I think you are in trouble..Unless you meant that she is naturally better at parenting than you are, which is what I'd plead if you are looking for a way out.. |
My thoughts exactly. As soon as Ramrod mentioned his wile I immediately saw a tapping foot, squinty eyes and hands on hips. I see a large bunch of flowers in Ramrods immediate future purchases. This is not the time for semantics.
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Re: What does this mean to you?
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My thoughts exactly. As soon as Ramrod mentioned his wile I immediately saw a tapping foot, squinty eyes and hands on hips. I see a large bunch of flowers in Ramrods immediate future purchases. This is not the time for semantics. |
Is this a good time to mention the vase joke?
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Re: What does this mean to you?
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Is this a good time to mention the vase joke? |
No, it's filthy.
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Re: What does this mean to you?
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Is this a good time to mention the vase joke?
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No, it's filthy.
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I am intrigued, but if even Gary finds it filthy there's a good chance I wouldn't understand it anyway.
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Re: What does this mean to you?
All good jokes are filthy...
(It's easy to find on google, but I won't link to it here, for obvious reasons )
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