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What does This is a expression from a movie 'love actually' The subtitle of that says "Actually do you mind if I just absent myself for a second?" but I couldn't understand it. How does this sound to you?? mean?
What does This is a expression from a movie 'love actually' The subtitle of that says "Actually do you mind if I just absent myself for a second?" but I couldn't understand it. How does this sound to you?? mean?
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She said it very fast “d’you mind” so “do” and “you” is mixed, but I do hear it.
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It means can she pardon herself from the situation. In this context, she received a disappointing gift from her husband, and maybe suspected that he was cheating on her (that gold necklace was for another woman), so she wanted to leave the table before anyone would find out she was sad. (Sorry for the long answer)
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Thank you for your kind answer:) but actually what I want to ask is that , to me, the recorded voice does not sound like the subtitles.. I guess it sounds more like "Actually do i... if i just absent myself~~" How does the voice sound to you? is it the same to subtitles or is there any difference with subtitles? Sorry for bothering you😂
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It sounds the same to me! “Absent” is not the usual word people use for that phrase, but maybe she was caught off guard by that situation and used that word instead of “pardon”.
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okay so you mean you hear it exactly the same to subtitles??
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I'm sorry for asking again😂😂 After your reply, I tried to listen carefully. it might seem silly to you but do you seriously hear "~you mind~" part of that voice? or you just understand it through like full experience..?
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She said it very fast “d’you mind” so “do” and “you” is mixed, but I do hear it.
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wow I didn' expect that.. thanks! it was a big help:)
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