Why do people say "I can't believe it" when they really mean the exact opposite?

Question

My brother is always accusing me of something, but he always says "I can't believe you did that". Now that's just stupid, right? I reckon that in two thousand years, if people try and translate some of today's written and spoken word (like from movies), they won't have a clue what we really mean. Maybe that's why the Bible makes so little sense.

Answer 1

i have no idea why they say that. To be frank, i've never heard anyone say "i can't believe it" Good question though. people say stuff when they mean the opposite all the time.

BTW, the bible does make sense, to me that is. perhaps your language skills aren't good enough to understand it.

Answer 2

Nope. Poor nonetheless manner the equal factor. Only the part results of being deficient has transformed. Most of the deficient folks I recognize nonetheless have hardened our bodies and are ready in matters like farming and car fix. The caste of residents who're fats and loud and boastful, who at the same time away their days with idle amusements, who produce not anything, and who consider entitled to take by way of usury the end result of others' hard work are the wealthy.

Answer 3

You are lucky.i had a teacher who would constantly say "this is that ,that is this is" at the end of every sentence.
For eg 2+2=4 this is that that is this is.Understood.
Now what sense would u ake out of this.

Answer 4

Well, at first I thought you were asking a question, but now it turns out you were just thinking out loud.

Answer 5

Probably a gesture of saying it!, common saying in excitement or exaggeration.

Answer 6

It's the willing suspense of disbelief.

Answer 7

They didn't think it was originally possible and they refuse to believe it is when they see it.

Answer 8

You're right! I never thought about that before.

Answer 9

you know what it means
irony, sarcasm are common forms of speech