I am an English learner and have a question to the following American-English conversation, so can a native American-English Speaker please help me?
Bryan: But they are not the same then.
Cathy: No they arenīt.
The "no" confuses me. So I ask myself what Cathy want's to say with her answer:
a) That's wrong. In my opinion they are the same.
b) I agree, They are not the same.
The answer is b).Originally Posted by Nightright
I am not a teacher.
Cathy is expressing agreement (b)..
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I have a question about the following American English conversation.
Yes, they are could supply this meaning.
Hello and thank you for your answers and help.
This is confusing me now. While "Goesstation" and "Tarheel" said Cathy agrees with Bryans statement "they are not the same" you say she disagrees and thinks they are the same?
That is not what Tdol said. He said that his response agrees with answer A.
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No, I didn't. I said that it would be like this:
Bryan: But they are not the same then.
Cathy: No, they arenīt. (= b I agree, They are not the same.)
Bryan: But they are not the same then.
Cathy: Yes, they are. (= a That's wrong. In my opinion they are the same.)
Is that clearer now?
Yes Thank you :)
Just to make sure I understand the opening statement of Bryan correct:
The words "but" and "then" in his sentence "but they are not the same then" don't change the meaning so:
"but they are not the same then." = "they are not the same.", correct?
Yes, he is saying they are not the same.
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