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Not literally (Times where you were too literal).

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  1. Canterpiece

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    Have you ever been in a situation where someone said something and you accidentally mistook it to be literal? I have. I mean, don't get me wrong- I get metaphors and phrases, and use them sometimes but I have also had moments where I've messed up on this.

    For instance, one time someone wanted to know if I would date them, so they asked "Will you go out with me?" and I asked "Where?". :eusa_doh:

    I try. :lol:

    Anyone else got any funny stories of this happening?

    :eusa_danc
     
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    I do this all the time.

    Like when people say, "I'm going to lay something down" I'll be waiting to see what they lay down or...
     
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    I was at work and my aunt [whose a manager there] asked me "What are you doing?" whilst I was going past the till and I told her "Putting a tissue in the bin, why?". And she said "I was only joking".

    I'm not sure why or how asking "What are you doing?" can be a joke, it's just a question. Nothing funny and it sounded like she wasn't monitoring my actions on the job.
     
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    Oh yeah, I hate when people do that. They'll ask "What on Earth are you doing?" and I'll respond and then they'll have a go at me for responding to a "clearly" rhetorical question. I get in this situation too many times. :eusa_doh:
     
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    Today someone asked me "Is it me, or is it that whenever you get out that game, half the family seem to argue about the rules?" and I sat there working out if the people that did argue about the rules in my family made up a half or not. I said no, because only a maximum of 3 or 4 people would argue with me about the rules, and a half of the family members I know would be 4.5. I guess you could consider 0.5 a child, but since there were no children arguing, it did not reach an overall half.

    Turns out he didn't actually mean a half, he was just making a point about how no one really knew the rules of this board game.
     
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