JCDenton Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
"I see from down there"
Hi guys,
I have just very short question, actually, I just want an confirmation. Context: Two guys met each other in a very long hallway. One of them said to the other one: "I can see from down there that you're not shaved. " He was looking directly on him when he said it.
Please is he saying:
1) I can see from the end of the hall that you're not shaved????
or just
2) Even from there I'm able to see that you're not shaved????
or
3) I can see from down the hall that you're not shaved???
thanks in advance
Best Regards
JCD
I have just very short question, actually, I just want an confirmation. Context: Two guys met each other in a very long hallway. One of them said to the other one: "I can see from down there that you're not shaved. " He was looking directly on him when he said it.
Please is he saying:
1) I can see from the end of the hall that you're not shaved????
or just
2) Even from there I'm able to see that you're not shaved????
or
3) I can see from down the hall that you're not shaved???
thanks in advance
Best Regards
JCD
Top answer
e. some distance away)". "(up/down) here" means "where I am" and "(down/up) there" means "where you are".
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It seems to be a rather illogical way of saying "I can see that you're not shaved even though you're 'down there' (i.e. some distance away)".
"(up/down) here" means "where I am" and "(down/up) there" means "where you are". The speaker isn't seeing "from there", he's seeing "from here", so it should IMO be "I can see from (up/down) here that you're not shaved." The "from down t
"(up/down) here" means "where I am" and "(down/up) there" means "where you are". The speaker isn't seeing "from there", he's seeing "from here", so it should IMO be "I can see from (up/down) here that you're not shaved." The "from down t
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