Would you interpret someone saying that he/she "... wants to make sure that he/she doesn't drink too much" as meaning:
a) he/she wants to make sure he/she doesn't drink excessively?
b) he/she wants to make sure he/she doesn't drink at all?
2006-07-26 07:50:42 · 25 answers · asked by k² 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
In case you're wondering, this is to settle an argument. Someone said to me that she wanted to make sure that she didn't drink too much on a night out. I understood that as having 1 or 2 drinks, and she got disproportionately angry at me saying that what she meant was that she didn't want to drink at all.
Not reasonable I thought, as if she didn't want to drink at all she should have said so.
2006-07-26 08:03:24 · update #1
Which really goes to the question of "why don't women say what they mean and not expect people to read their minds?".
2006-07-26 08:04:45 · update #2
You know the answer. I know the answer. Everyone else here knows the answer.
But if you you know what's good for you, you'll "REALISE" your mistake and "ADMIT" she was right all along. ..... and BE QUICK ABOUT IT!!!!!
2006-07-26 14:40:57 · answer #1 · answered by Frog Five 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Logically her interpretation of the phrase would only make sense if she specified that "too much" for her meant any at all. The normal interpretation of the statement would suggest "too much" as more than the norm within the peer group to which you both belong.
2006-07-26 15:15:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A duhh if they didn't want to drink at all they would say it, but instead they do want to drink just not too much, which means not excessively
2006-07-26 14:55:32 · answer #3 · answered by DixieDarlin939 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a.
The words "drink too much" ....basically means....excessively for that person.
If the person meant not drinking at all than the person would say "make sure I dont drink at all"
See how they are different.
lol
2006-07-26 14:56:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be either. For some people, one drink is too much, so the answer could be "b". For others, they can have several drinks and not feel the effects. so it depends on the individual.
2006-07-26 14:53:51 · answer #5 · answered by Richard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On face value, I'd say A - but then you need to remember that we women have the prerogative to say something and then change the context entirely later on in order to ensure that we don't look silly, ok?
2006-07-27 01:58:24 · answer #6 · answered by justasiam29 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is definitely a, If she didn't want to drink at all, she would have said 'I don't want to have a drink tonight.'
2006-07-26 17:01:05 · answer #7 · answered by nannacrocodiles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no interpretation needed. He/she doesnt want to drink too much, as they said. Otherwise, he/she would have said he/she doesnt want to drink.Full stop.
2006-07-26 14:54:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a) he/she wants to make sure he/she doesn't drink excessively
2006-07-26 14:59:18 · answer #9 · answered by I ♥ Maximum Ride 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a) he/she wants to make sure he/she doesn't drink excessively?
2006-07-26 14:58:00 · answer #10 · answered by kittenlips 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a) he/she wants to make sure he/she doesn't drink excessively?
2006-07-26 14:54:37 · answer #11 · answered by Useless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋