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Oh, you are!

English translation: oh, you're going (Up to College Street).

13:41 Nov 4, 2020
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Oh, you are!
What does "Oh, you are!" mean?
Could you explain it, please?


Woman: Well, I mean downtown there are so many cars you
can't get around very fast. It's much faster by bicycle.
Man: Oh yeah?
Woman: Yeah. Anyway, where are you going?
Man: Up to College Street.
Woman: Oh, you are! Well, I see you there. I'll wait for you.
Man: No, no, no, I'll wait for you because I'm going to take the
subway. That's even quicker than your bike.



Thank you
rezaproz
Iran
Local time: 18:22
Selected answer:oh, you're going (Up to College Street).
Explanation:
she is just responding to what he said

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and grammatically should be

I'll see...


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glad to help.

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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 15:52
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +4oh, you're going (Up to College Street).
Yvonne Gallagher


Discussion entries: 1





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
oh, you are!
oh, you're going (Up to College Street).


Explanation:
she is just responding to what he said

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Note added at 10 mins (2020-11-04 13:51:28 GMT)
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and grammatically should be

I'll see...


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Note added at 1 day 21 mins (2020-11-05 14:02:33 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to help.



Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 15:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 129
Grading comment
Thank you
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anastasia Andriani
0 min
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  Liane Lazoski
38 mins
  -> Thanks:-)
agree  Tony M: This is obviously simplified, learner-level EN; in a more sophisticated context, I'd expect this remark to have some connotation like "Oh you are going (after all, then)!" or in some way referring back some previous comment about going.
1 hr
  -> Thanks:-) Yes, maybe, though can't see much pedagogical benefit to it, especially with errors
agree  philgoddard: I agree with Tony. It's also possible that there should be a question mark, which would suggest "I didn't know that", rather than an exclamation.
1 hr
  -> Thanks:-). Perhaps. But it all sounds very contrived anyway e.g. "there are so many cars" = there's so much traffic
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