What do people mean when they say something like " I was a good teacher mind you? Mind you?
2006-09-03 14:50:55 · 5 answers · asked by Skies 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Mind you is an archaic term. It is like saying be mindful, bear in mind, or don't forget.
Ex. Mind you deliver that note on the way home.
Don't forget to deliver that note on the way home.
I was a good teacher mind you.
Now remember, I was a good teacher.
Don't forget, I was a good teacher.
You might say this while telling a story. ex. You would not believe what a parent said about me back when I was teaching second grade. I was a good teacher mind you. Well the parent told the principal that since her child got a poor grade in math, I must be a lazy teacher. She wanted the principal to fire me.
Hope this helps.
2006-09-04 13:45:21 · answer #1 · answered by Pippy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People insert "mind you" when they are giving a specific detail that they want you to remember as the context for the next thing they say.
2006-09-03 21:59:58 · answer #2 · answered by miguelitabonita 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mind in this sense means remember or to be aware of, as in mindful. It's kind of archaic like, mind your p's and q's.
2006-09-03 21:58:17 · answer #3 · answered by pat z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love old school Oliver Twist type of talk like this. the modern eqivolent of this would be "you know"
ie. "I was a good teacher, you know"
2006-09-03 21:58:32 · answer #4 · answered by D. L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't say that, mind you.
2006-09-04 01:10:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋