akibun 0 Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 Many time in English I hear people say like "You know what I mean"? or "You know what I saying" so many times. Why is that? I am not sure why it say like this. Sorry another eigo question Yoroshiku ne! Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 Lets just say that you will hear this kind of comment less the more intelligent a person is. Am I right? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 probably like saying: blah blah blah, wakarimasu ka? I am feeling Japanese today. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 what I wrote above is probably wrong. "you know what I mean?" more so means "do you agree with me?" for example: "she told me that she would call at 8pm, but she didn't. As a result i sat around waiting for the phone to ring all night when i could have been at the boozer with my mates. Man, it really pisses me off when she does that, you know what I mean?" Of course this never happens to me. Link to post Share on other sites
iggy 0 Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 I think you're right db. I think people use it more to receive affirmation. Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 I think it equates to Japanese でしょう, a rhetorical question. Or if you are from the antipodes you shorten it to ay Link to post Share on other sites
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