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What does the sentence below mean?
It is the best thing that has ever been made, or is it?
More specifically, what does " or is it? " at the end of the sentence mean? Is it some kind of a contemptuous "really? " ?
What does the sentence below mean?
It is the best thing that has ever been made, or is it?
More specifically, what does " or is it? " at the end of the sentence mean? Is it some kind of a contemptuous "really? " ?
It is the best thing that has ever been made, or is it?
More specifically, what does " or is it? " at the end of the sentence mean? Is it some kind of a contemptuous "really? " ?
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- English (UK)
Hello,
So, this is usually used as a tease.
I could say “I spat in your coffee, or have I?”. You wouldn’t know if I was telling the truth. This applies to “or is it”. You wouldn’t know if they were telling the truth about it being the best thing ever made.
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The or is it part is sometimes used to make the statement into a question (sort of).
So what your sentence basically means is:
Is this actually the best thing ever made?
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Hello,
So, this is usually used as a tease.
I could say “I spat in your coffee, or have I?”. You wouldn’t know if I was telling the truth. This applies to “or is it”. You wouldn’t know if they were telling the truth about it being the best thing ever made.
Hope this helps (:
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