• Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yeah they didn’t want to pay because you offered to pay when you said you “were feeling nice today.”

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      1 year ago

      English is so complicated. I’ll remember this advice every time someone says they’re feeling nice today. Thank you

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        1 year ago

        Is it really an English thing? I feel like that’s the only logical interpretation of “I’m feeling nice today” in that context. What did you think he meant before reading my comment?

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          1 year ago

          I thought they meant they will be nice and order him pizza instead of doing it themselves. Like at a restaurant when people order food. I think it would be strange if someone asked me to order them something then get mad I didn’t also pay for them.

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          1 year ago

          There are two things here that imply that the askee is paying, the ‘i feel nice’,and the ‘i got you’