Question
Do you mind if I open the window?
1. No way!
2. Not in a million years.
3. Not at all.
4. Abosolutely not.
(Ae all the answers correct? Why do you use the #2 answer? Would you explain it in detail?)
1. No way!
2. Not in a million years.
3. Not at all.
4. Abosolutely not.
(Ae all the answers correct? Why do you use the #2 answer? Would you explain it in detail?)
Answers
Writeacher
That is a rather "backwards" question! The phrasing "Do you mind..." needs a no answer if the person doesn't mind (that is, if it's okay) or a yes answer if the person does mind (that is, if it's NOT okay).
So ... all of these answers mean that the person who is being asked the question <b>thinks it's okay to open the window</b>. But I think that's the opposite of what these answers are supposed to be saying!!
Not in a million years = an exaggeration, slang, meaning NEVER!
So ... all of these answers mean that the person who is being asked the question <b>thinks it's okay to open the window</b>. But I think that's the opposite of what these answers are supposed to be saying!!
Not in a million years = an exaggeration, slang, meaning NEVER!