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Is it true that ‘Excuse me?’ is sometimes used as irony(especially british)
For example, the request wouldn’t be acceptable, they say ‘Excuse me? ‘with with gentle smile, even if they hear the voice clearly.
How about the similar phrase ‘I'm sorry?’
提示された要求が受け入れ難いものだったとき、とりわけ英国では「Excuse me?」と笑顔で聞き返すことがあり、これは言い直すチャンスを与える意を含んだ皮肉と聞いたことがありますが、実際はどうでしょうか？
似たフレーズの「I'm sorry?」はどうでしょうか。
Is it true that ‘Excuse me?’ is sometimes used as irony(especially british)
For example, the request wouldn’t be acceptable, they say ‘Excuse me? ‘with with gentle smile, even if they hear the voice clearly.
How about the similar phrase ‘I'm sorry?’
提示された要求が受け入れ難いものだったとき、とりわけ英国では「Excuse me?」と笑顔で聞き返すことがあり、これは言い直すチャンスを与える意を含んだ皮肉と聞いたことがありますが、実際はどうでしょうか？
似たフレーズの「I'm sorry?」はどうでしょうか。
For example, the request wouldn’t be acceptable, they say ‘Excuse me? ‘with with gentle smile, even if they hear the voice clearly.
How about the similar phrase ‘I'm sorry?’
提示された要求が受け入れ難いものだったとき、とりわけ英国では「Excuse me?」と笑顔で聞き返すことがあり、これは言い直すチャンスを与える意を含んだ皮肉と聞いたことがありますが、実際はどうでしょうか？
似たフレーズの「I'm sorry?」はどうでしょうか。
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@hellowl Yes. 😊
We use different kinds of irony a lot (sarcasm is a kind of irony).
Sometimes you can tell by the way it is said, but not always.
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@hellowl Sometimes, yes. I'm afraid that's the essence of irony. 🙂
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@hellowl I think you'll find irony is well-known in Japanese humour. Perhaps it's called something else, but I have seen it as a natural part of Japanese dialogue.
Here's an example:
Mother: Look at our toddler's picture, isn't it fantastic?
Father: It is indeed a masterpiece, and ranks highly among the great works of art.
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