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minus-squareASeriesOfPoorChoiceslinkfedilink1•2 years 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-square@salvador@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink-8•edit-22 years agoWhat kind of idiot starts his very first sentence with “I mean”?
minus-squareASeriesOfPoorChoiceslinkfedilink3•2 years agoThat’s normal English phrasing. So… everyone in the English speaking world is the “kind of idiot” you refer to.
minus-squareMikelinkfedilink3•2 years agoIt’s a very common English idiom to start a sentence that way. Are you ignorant?
minus-square@wesley@yall.theatl.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-22 years 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.
What kind of idiot starts his very first sentence with “I mean”?
That’s normal English phrasing. So… everyone in the English speaking world is the “kind of idiot” you refer to.
It’s a very common English idiom to start a sentence that way. Are you ignorant?
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?