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“Correct me if I'm wrong”
In Letter 102, what does Tolkien mean by 'Babel-builders' ?The use of “let alone”people make fun on you is correct?I have a doubt v. I'm in doubt“a feature that was located more broadly within wider policing of ideal Olympian femininity”What are the possible common meanings of “have a good one”?What does “wrap around my head” mean?Meaning of “sat out in front”What does “to look for most is a…” mean in this passage? Is it correct?Meaning of “Russian tradition”
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I had always had the impression that when people say "correct me if I'm wrong", their underline meaning is not to ask for correction but to stress that "I'm 100% sure of what I'm saying", especially during heated debates.
Is that so? Please "correct me if I'm wrong", hahaha.
(there will be a follow up question if it is indeed so)
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I had always had the impression that when people say "correct me if I'm wrong", their underline meaning is not to ask for correction but to stress that "I'm 100% sure of what I'm saying", especially during heated debates.
Is that so? Please "correct me if I'm wrong", hahaha.
(there will be a follow up question if it is indeed so)
phrase-meaning phrase-usage
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I had always had the impression that when people say "correct me if I'm wrong", their underline meaning is not to ask for correction but to stress that "I'm 100% sure of what I'm saying", especially during heated debates.
Is that so? Please "correct me if I'm wrong", hahaha.
(there will be a follow up question if it is indeed so)
phrase-meaning phrase-usage
edited 7 hours ago
Andrew
77.3k680166
asked 8 hours ago
xptxpt
93361630
I had always had the impression that when people say "correct me if I'm wrong", their underline meaning is not to ask for correction but to stress that "I'm 100% sure of what I'm saying", especially during heated debates.
Is that so? Please "correct me if I'm wrong", hahaha.
(there will be a follow up question if it is indeed so)
phrase-meaning phrase-usage
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It's used both ways – it can indeed be an expression of confidence, but it can also be a genuine request for clarification. And even in the former case, you can usually assume that the speaker is in fact reasonably open to being corrected. (Though maybe not in a "heated debate"!")
(By the way, it's "underlying meaning," not "underline.")
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It's used both ways – it can indeed be an expression of confidence, but it can also be a genuine request for clarification. And even in the former case, you can usually assume that the speaker is in fact reasonably open to being corrected. (Though maybe not in a "heated debate"!")
(By the way, it's "underlying meaning," not "underline.")
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It's used both ways – it can indeed be an expression of confidence, but it can also be a genuine request for clarification. And even in the former case, you can usually assume that the speaker is in fact reasonably open to being corrected. (Though maybe not in a "heated debate"!")
(By the way, it's "underlying meaning," not "underline.")
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It's used both ways – it can indeed be an expression of confidence, but it can also be a genuine request for clarification. And even in the former case, you can usually assume that the speaker is in fact reasonably open to being corrected. (Though maybe not in a "heated debate"!")
(By the way, it's "underlying meaning," not "underline.")
answered 8 hours ago
NanigashiNanigashi
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It's used both ways – it can indeed be an expression of confidence, but it can also be a genuine request for clarification. And even in the former case, you can usually assume that the speaker is in fact reasonably open to being corrected. (Though maybe not in a "heated debate"!")
(By the way, it's "underlying meaning," not "underline.")
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