if you say it

[Peter Jiong]

"In this house every one has to do as I tell them; isn’t that so, Bertha?”
“If you say it, Edward,” replied his wife.
（from Mrs. Craddock by Maugham）

What does " if you say it" mean?

 

[Rover_KE]

Source and author?

 

[emsr2d2]

"In this house [STRIKE]every one[/STRIKE] everyone has to do as I tell them; isn’t that so, Bertha?”
“If you say it, Edward,” replied his wife.

(From Mrs. Craddock by W Somerset Maugham）

What does "If you say it" mean?

Please note my corrections above. I checked the original and "everyone" was spelled correctly. When you quote a source, put the book title in italics or in quotation marks, and give the full name of the author.

These days, that would be "If you say so". It's usually used when someone disagrees with what the other person said, or perhaps doesn't believe them. It's mildly sarcastic.

 

[Peter Jiong]

I quote the source from http://www.gutenberg.org/files/47470/47470-h/47470-h.htm, and "every one" is everywhere.

Could you please tell me where you found the original?

Thank you so much.

 

[emsr2d2]

I quote the source from http://www.gutenberg.org/files/47470/47470-h/47470-h.htm, and "every one" is everywhere.

Could you please tell me where you found the original?

Thank you so much.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id...ne has to do as I tell them" craddock&f=false

 

[GoesStation]

I think you'll find every one in older texts and old editions. Only everyone is used nowadays.

Maugham favored language that was old fashioned even for his own time.

 

[tedmc]

I think "if you say so" is also a common phrase nowadays, meant to be sarcastic.