"your homework has proved inconclusive".
"Sure you needn`t have expected me to repeat it.
Is this correct or is it better to say
" You mustn`t have been expecting me to repeat it" or is both wrong and I should answer
" You can`t be expecting me to repeat it".
Your homework has proved inconclusive
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Re: Your homework has proved inconclusive
How about:
Do you want me to do it again?
Your other answers might be seen as sarcastic (as you no doubt intend)
Do you want me to do it again?
Your other answers might be seen as sarcastic (as you no doubt intend)
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Re: Your homework has proved inconclusive
Thank you for your quick response. I understand what you mean.
But my english teacher wants us to answer these question with can not or/must not / or need not.
This is my problem, because I have the same feeling as you. All sounds not very friendly.
But my english teacher wants us to answer these question with can not or/must not / or need not.
This is my problem, because I have the same feeling as you. All sounds not very friendly.
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Re: Your homework has proved inconclusive
Aha. Why didn't you say so?
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Re: Your homework has proved inconclusive
You can't be expecting me to do it again, surely?
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Re: Your homework has proved inconclusive
Thank you a lot.!!
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Re: Your homework has proved inconclusive
OR
You cannot be expecting me to do it again, surely?
But this is less idiomatic.
You cannot be expecting me to do it again, surely?
But this is less idiomatic.
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