Alternate usage of didn't you know
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Consider this sentence..
Didn’t you know I was asleep?
Now if this sentence has to be put disrespectfully/too loose a manner/informally towards someone, can it be done like so..?
Didn’t your head tell I’m asleep..?
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Consider this sentence..
Didn’t you know I was asleep?
Now if this sentence has to be put disrespectfully/too loose a manner/informally towards someone, can it be done like so..?
Didn’t your head tell I’m asleep..?
word-usage sentence phrase-usage
asked 2 days ago
user308123
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Apart from quirky contexts like My heart says Yes, but my head says No, we wouldn't normally use "head" as the subject of verbs like tell, say.
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
What does your research show you? Have you found any examples of the phrase “didn’t your head tell…”?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
We might say “Couldn’t you tell I was asleep?”, not specifying the head.
– pbasdf
2 days ago
Didn't your head tell you that I'm asleep?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Do you use 'head' like this in your native language?
– Mitch
2 days ago
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Consider this sentence..
Didn’t you know I was asleep?
Now if this sentence has to be put disrespectfully/too loose a manner/informally towards someone, can it be done like so..?
Didn’t your head tell I’m asleep..?
word-usage sentence phrase-usage
asked 2 days ago
user308123
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Consider this sentence..
Didn’t you know I was asleep?
Now if this sentence has to be put disrespectfully/too loose a manner/informally towards someone, can it be done like so..?
Didn’t your head tell I’m asleep..?
word-usage sentence phrase-usage
word-usage sentence phrase-usage
asked 2 days ago
user308123
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asked 2 days ago
user308123
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asked 2 days ago
user308123
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asked 2 days ago
user308123
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asked 2 days ago
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Apart from quirky contexts like My heart says Yes, but my head says No, we wouldn't normally use "head" as the subject of verbs like tell, say.
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
What does your research show you? Have you found any examples of the phrase “didn’t your head tell…”?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
We might say “Couldn’t you tell I was asleep?”, not specifying the head.
– pbasdf
2 days ago
Didn't your head tell you that I'm asleep?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Do you use 'head' like this in your native language?
– Mitch
2 days ago
|
show 1 more comment
Apart from quirky contexts like My heart says Yes, but my head says No, we wouldn't normally use "head" as the subject of verbs like tell, say.
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
What does your research show you? Have you found any examples of the phrase “didn’t your head tell…”?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
We might say “Couldn’t you tell I was asleep?”, not specifying the head.
– pbasdf
2 days ago
Didn't your head tell you that I'm asleep?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Do you use 'head' like this in your native language?
– Mitch
2 days ago
Apart from quirky contexts like My heart says Yes, but my head says No, we wouldn't normally use "head" as the subject of verbs like tell, say.
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
Apart from quirky contexts like My heart says Yes, but my head says No, we wouldn't normally use "head" as the subject of verbs like tell, say.
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
What does your research show you? Have you found any examples of the phrase “didn’t your head tell…”?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
What does your research show you? Have you found any examples of the phrase “didn’t your head tell…”?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
We might say “Couldn’t you tell I was asleep?”, not specifying the head.
– pbasdf
2 days ago
We might say “Couldn’t you tell I was asleep?”, not specifying the head.
– pbasdf
2 days ago
Didn't your head tell you that I'm asleep?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Didn't your head tell you that I'm asleep?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Do you use 'head' like this in your native language?
– Mitch
2 days ago
Do you use 'head' like this in your native language?
– Mitch
2 days ago
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Apart from quirky contexts like My heart says Yes, but my head says No, we wouldn't normally use "head" as the subject of verbs like tell, say.
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
What does your research show you? Have you found any examples of the phrase “didn’t your head tell…”?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
We might say “Couldn’t you tell I was asleep?”, not specifying the head.
– pbasdf
2 days ago
Didn't your head tell you that I'm asleep?
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Do you use 'head' like this in your native language?
– Mitch
2 days ago