Could we say "You shall be beaten." when we would like to beat somebody?
K koolade Member Joined Nov 21, 2011 Member Type Other Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Dec 11, 2011 #1 Could we say "You shall be beaten." when we would like to beat somebody?
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Dec 11, 2011 #2 koolade said: Could we say "You shall be beaten." when we would like to beat somebody? Click to expand... You could.
koolade said: Could we say "You shall be beaten." when we would like to beat somebody? Click to expand... You could.
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 11, 2011 #3 It sounds awfully formal to me. How about "I'm going to kick your butt!"
sumon. Member Joined Aug 23, 2011 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Bengali; Bangla Home Country Bangladesh Current Location Bangladesh Dec 11, 2011 #4 SoothingDave said: It sounds awfully formal to me. How about "I'm going to kick your butt!" Click to expand... :lol: I would say I am going to kick your ass.
SoothingDave said: It sounds awfully formal to me. How about "I'm going to kick your butt!" Click to expand... :lol: I would say I am going to kick your ass.