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Q:
I was watching Seinfeld, there is a scene:
Elaine's coworker:" you know, I just heard the Lexington line is out."
Elaine:" you are kidding me, how am I supposed to get to this meeting?"
coworker:"take a car service, we have an account."
Elaine:" no, forget it, I hate those. every time I've taken one, the driver will not stop talking to me. no matter how disinterested I seem, he just keeps yakkin' away."
question
1. why does the coworker not use past tense " was out" on "is out" since this be comes after the past tense "heard".
2. why Elaine didn't say:" every time I take one, the driver doesn't stop talking to me..."
thank you in advance
Elaine's coworker:" you know, I just heard the Lexington line is out."
Elaine:" you are kidding me, how am I supposed to get to this meeting?"
coworker:"take a car service, we have an account."
Elaine:" no, forget it, I hate those. every time I've taken one, the driver will not stop talking to me. no matter how disinterested I seem, he just keeps yakkin' away."
question
1. why does the coworker not use past tense " was out" on "is out" since this be comes after the past tense "heard".
2. why Elaine didn't say:" every time I take one, the driver doesn't stop talking to me..."
thank you in advance
A:
1. He heard about it before, but the line is still out now, so it's in the present tense. You could also say "I heard it was out" in this situation, but that would imply that you don't know if it's still out now.
2. She's saying "every time I've taken one" because these actions were in the past, but "every time I take one" would be natural also. Using "will not stop" instead of "doesn't stop" here is a way of adding emphasis--it basically means the same thing as "refuses to stop." This implies that she always tries to get them to stop, but they never do. Emphasis is also the reason for using two words, "will not," instead of the more common contraction "won't."
2. She's saying "every time I've taken one" because these actions were in the past, but "every time I take one" would be natural also. Using "will not stop" instead of "doesn't stop" here is a way of adding emphasis--it basically means the same thing as "refuses to stop." This implies that she always tries to get them to stop, but they never do. Emphasis is also the reason for using two words, "will not," instead of the more common contraction "won't."
Q:
I'm watching Seinfeld, George says:" my mother has never laughed, ever, not a giggle, not a chuckle, not a tee-hee, never went 'ha'" I'm wondering what is tee-hee? do you use this word on a daily basis? thank you 🙏
A:
tee-hee is a little, girl-ish laugh.
It's not a word we need to use every day, but I would still consider it common.
It's not a word we need to use every day, but I would still consider it common.
Q:
I am watching Seinfeld, George said:" how could anybody be so selfish and inconsiderate ?" I was wondering, can we say: "how could everybody( everyone) be so selfish and inconsiderate?" thank you in advance.
A:
Another way to think of it is:
Anyone: How could even one single person be so selfish? (doesn't matter who, and is at least one)
Everyone: How could every single person be so selfish? (there are no less selfish people)
Anyone: How could even one single person be so selfish? (doesn't matter who, and is at least one)
Everyone: How could every single person be so selfish? (there are no less selfish people)
Q:
Per favore dimmi come si pronuncia Seinfeld .
A:
the “sein” is pronounced the same as the word “sign”
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