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Entries in surprise (21)

Wednesday
Jan042012

“Does that mean what I think it means?”

English lesson: Does that mean what I think it means?

Your coworker came to work today wearing a diamond ring. You think that she's engaged now. You want to check to see if it's true.

Does that mean what I think it means?

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Sunday
Jul032011

“Oh! You trained him to stand on his hind legs?”

English lesson: Oh! You trained him to stand on his hind legs?

While walking around your neighborhood, you see your neighbor, who's playing with her dog. The dog is standing up like a person. You're delighted to see that, so you say:

Oh! You trained him to stand on his hind legs?

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Thursday
Jun302011

“You've got to be kidding me!”

English Lesson: You've got to be kidding me!

You're riding in an extremely crowded elevator. After riding up a few floors, the elevator stops and someone else tries to get in. You think to yourself:

You've got to be kidding me!

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Saturday
May282011

“Don't tell me you're jaded already!”

Don't tell me you're jaded already!

Your brother moved to a big city a couple of months ago. When he first moved there, he was quite excited about it, but now you're talking to him on the phone and he's complaining about the city. You're surprised that he's complaining about it so quickly, so you say:

Don't tell me you're jaded already!

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Saturday
Apr232011

“No way! Get out of here!”

Get out of here!

Your brother tells you that he met a really famous celebrity. You're surprised that he met someone so famous, so you say:

No way! Get out of here!

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Wednesday
Apr202011

“Please tell me I don't have to start over from scratch...”

You're writing a resume for applying to jobs. You've been working on it for over an hour, but you forgot to save it. The computer program crashed, and now you hope that your work was automatically saved so you don't have to re-write it. You think to yourself:

Please tell me I don't have to start over from scratch...

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Friday
Jan142011

“Believe it or not, she made the first move.”

She hit on me.

You've told your friend before about a girl in one of your classes who you really like. Today she asked you out on a date, so you told your friend that you're going out with her. Then you say:

Believe it or not, she made the first move.

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Thursday
Nov112010

“No way!”

Your wife told you that she saw a friend of hers from college at the grocery store today. You're surprised because your wife went to college in another state. You want to show how surprised you are, so you say:

No way!

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Thursday
Nov112010

“Guess who I saw today!”

Today when you were at the grocery store you ran into someone who you didn't expect to see - your friend from college who you haven't seen in several years. You were excited to see her. When you get home, you want to tell your husband about it. You say:

Guess who I saw today!

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Friday
Oct012010

“Why on Earth would I do that?” 

Your car is old and has a lot of engine problems, but you love it because you have good memories of it. Your sister suggests that you sell it. Although you know that the car should be sold, you want to pretend to be shocked that she would suggest selling it. You say:

Why on Earth would I do that?

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