who said you I want to marry him

[Tinkerbell]

"And even if you haven't betrohted, my dad never allowed you to marry an Irishman."

"Who said you/that I want to marry him? We've only just met."

Is the underlined sentence natural and understandable in English?

Actually I want to say "Where do you heck you find/invent/spin something like that." What else I Can say?

 

[charliedeut]

"And even if you haven't betrohted, my dad never allowed you to marry an Irishman."

"Who said you/that I want to marry him? We've only just met."

Is the underlined sentence natural and understandable in English?

Actually I want to say "Where do you heck you find/invent something like that." What else I Can say?

Hi,

I would say either "Who said that I want to marry him?" or "Who told you that I want to marry him?"

Greetings,

charliedeut

 

[charliedeut]

Actually I want to say "Where do you heck you find/invent/spin something like that." What else I Can say?

Hi I think a native would say something like "Where the heck...?" or just "What the heck?" But they (native speakers) will be able to tell you (and me too ;-)) more.

Greetings,

charliedeut

 

[BrunaBC]

Moreover, the sentence "We've only just met" sounds weird. I'd drop the only off.

 

[bhaisahab]

Moreover, the sentence "We've only just met" sounds weird. I'd drop the only off.

"We've only just met" is fine.

 

[charliedeut]

"We've only just met" is fine.

We'll have to get used to the sound of it, then! Thanks

Greetings,

charliedeut

 

[BrunaBC]

"We've only just met" is fine.

Really? Well so let's swallow this .
It sounds redundant. But, living and learning.

 

[5jj]

Really? Well so let's swallow this .
It sounds redundant. But, [STRIKE]living and learning[/STRIKE] We live and learn.

Both you and Charliedeut seem surprised that 'We've only just met' is fine. This construction is quite common. There are 287 BNC citations for pronoun+HAVE+only+just+past participle.

 

[BrunaBC]

That's why this forum is so enriching, specially for non-natives like me.
Is the expression 'living and learning' incorrect?

 

[5jj]

Is the expression 'living and learning' incorrect?

The natural expression is 'pronoun lives and learn'. The pronouns are usually 'we' or 'you'

 

[tzfujimino]

Hi!:-D
'We've Only Just Begun' by The Carpenters carpenters -We've Only Just Begun - YouTube
I love this song.
Please listen to it when you have time.:-D

 

[Barb_D]

"And even if you haven't betrohted, my dad never allowed you to marry an Irishman."

And even if you weren't betrothed, [my dad - not "Dad" or "your father" - would the speaker's father determine who the listener could marry?] would never let you marry an Irishman.

Who in the world said I wanted to marry him?