Whl626 Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
You think I'm high maintenance?
I wonder if this means ' You think I am someone difficult to deal with ' ?
Top answer
Do you think I am high maintenance? = Do you think I need a lot, or am demanding, or am expensive to keep?
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Do you think I am high maintenance? = Do you think I need a lot, or am demanding, or am expensive to keep?
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I think the dialogue makes it easier to understand better
Monica: Why didn’ t you pick me?
Phoebe: Fine. The reason that I was leaning a little bit more toward Rachel than you is just that you’re … just … kinda high maintenance—Okay let’s go to lunch!
Monica: That is completely untrue. You think I’m high maintenance? Okay, prove it. I want you to make a list an
Monica: Why didn’ t you pick me?
Phoebe: Fine. The reason that I was leaning a little bit more toward Rachel than you is just that you’re … just … kinda high maintenance—Okay let’s go to lunch!
Monica: That is completely untrue. You think I’m high maintenance? Okay, prove it. I want you to make a list an
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Hey, is that supposed to be a sensible dialogue? I don't think this dialogue makes any sense at all. High maintenance means finantial maintenance? Aren't women supposed to be finantially independent these days? Difficult to satisfy? You mean what I mean? You mean something do to do with what I think you mean? I only talk about these things late at night.
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Dialogue of this sort always got me
That's why I seldom laugh at this kind of hilarious movies because I can't make head or tail of
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high maintencance, wouldn't you use that for a computer or electrical equipment or sth?
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I stick to my original, with the addition of constantly or regularly.
"I think you constantly/regularly require one or more of the following; affection, money, attention, *** maybe, material goods, conversation etc. to maintain your normal state"
Yes, it is normally required to describe equipment that regularly or constantly require service, parts or attention.
"I think you constantly/regularly require one or more of the following; affection, money, attention, *** maybe, material goods, conversation etc. to maintain your normal state"
Yes, it is normally required to describe equipment that regularly or constantly require service, parts or attention.
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Yes, possibly.
I must apologise, in my last post the last sentence should have read; Yes, it is normally USED to describe equipment that regularly or constantly require service, parts or attention.
I must apologise, in my last post the last sentence should have read; Yes, it is normally USED to describe equipment that regularly or constantly require service, parts or attention.