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what is the meaning of ""I should think not"" in this sentences---- "‘He didn’t give the waiter a tip.’ ‘I should think not, after such bad service"
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what is the meaning of ""I should think not"" in this sentences---- "‘He didn’t give the waiter a tip.’ ‘I should think not, after such bad service"
sentence-meaning
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This is the same as your previous question. The meaning is the same as in the phrases you asked about there, i.e. of course he didn't, why would he?! There is a sense of well obviously not! with I should think not! that is not there in I would think not, so I don't agree completely with the answer you got in that thread. I think what you might be missing is that the not just reprises the not in he did not give the waiter a tip - it does not negate should think. With an affirmative we would use I should think so (she divorced him immediately / I should think so!)
– Minty
Apr 3 at 18:35
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Possible duplicate of Meaning of ‘I should think not!’
– divibisan
Apr 3 at 18:58
thank u minty , thank u very much,, you explain very well, you have solved my problem
– Kapil Saini
Apr 3 at 19:13
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what is the meaning of ""I should think not"" in this sentences---- "‘He didn’t give the waiter a tip.’ ‘I should think not, after such bad service"
sentence-meaning
edited Apr 5 at 1:56
ColleenV♦
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asked Apr 3 at 18:23
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what is the meaning of ""I should think not"" in this sentences---- "‘He didn’t give the waiter a tip.’ ‘I should think not, after such bad service"
sentence-meaning
sentence-meaning
edited Apr 5 at 1:56
ColleenV♦
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asked Apr 3 at 18:23
Kapil SainiKapil Saini
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edited Apr 5 at 1:56
ColleenV♦
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asked Apr 3 at 18:23
Kapil SainiKapil Saini
11
edited Apr 5 at 1:56
ColleenV♦
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edited Apr 5 at 1:56
ColleenV♦
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edited Apr 5 at 1:56
ColleenV♦
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asked Apr 3 at 18:23
Kapil SainiKapil Saini
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asked Apr 3 at 18:23
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asked Apr 3 at 18:23
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This is the same as your previous question. The meaning is the same as in the phrases you asked about there, i.e. of course he didn't, why would he?! There is a sense of well obviously not! with I should think not! that is not there in I would think not, so I don't agree completely with the answer you got in that thread. I think what you might be missing is that the not just reprises the not in he did not give the waiter a tip - it does not negate should think. With an affirmative we would use I should think so (she divorced him immediately / I should think so!)
– Minty
Apr 3 at 18:35
1
Possible duplicate of Meaning of ‘I should think not!’
– divibisan
Apr 3 at 18:58
thank u minty , thank u very much,, you explain very well, you have solved my problem
– Kapil Saini
Apr 3 at 19:13
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This is the same as your previous question. The meaning is the same as in the phrases you asked about there, i.e. of course he didn't, why would he?! There is a sense of well obviously not! with I should think not! that is not there in I would think not, so I don't agree completely with the answer you got in that thread. I think what you might be missing is that the not just reprises the not in he did not give the waiter a tip - it does not negate should think. With an affirmative we would use I should think so (she divorced him immediately / I should think so!)
– Minty
Apr 3 at 18:35
1
Possible duplicate of Meaning of ‘I should think not!’
– divibisan
Apr 3 at 18:58
thank u minty , thank u very much,, you explain very well, you have solved my problem
– Kapil Saini
Apr 3 at 19:13
This is the same as your previous question. The meaning is the same as in the phrases you asked about there, i.e. of course he didn't, why would he?! There is a sense of well obviously not! with I should think not! that is not there in I would think not, so I don't agree completely with the answer you got in that thread. I think what you might be missing is that the not just reprises the not in he did not give the waiter a tip - it does not negate should think. With an affirmative we would use I should think so (she divorced him immediately / I should think so!)
– Minty
Apr 3 at 18:35
This is the same as your previous question. The meaning is the same as in the phrases you asked about there, i.e. of course he didn't, why would he?! There is a sense of well obviously not! with I should think not! that is not there in I would think not, so I don't agree completely with the answer you got in that thread. I think what you might be missing is that the not just reprises the not in he did not give the waiter a tip - it does not negate should think. With an affirmative we would use I should think so (she divorced him immediately / I should think so!)
– Minty
Apr 3 at 18:35
1
1
Possible duplicate of Meaning of ‘I should think not!’
– divibisan
Apr 3 at 18:58
Possible duplicate of Meaning of ‘I should think not!’
– divibisan
Apr 3 at 18:58
thank u minty , thank u very much,, you explain very well, you have solved my problem
– Kapil Saini
Apr 3 at 19:13
thank u minty , thank u very much,, you explain very well, you have solved my problem
– Kapil Saini
Apr 3 at 19:13
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It would basically mean, 'well, why would he have even considered giving the waiter a tip if the service was so bad?' or 'of course not'.
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It would basically mean, 'well, why would he have even considered giving the waiter a tip if the service was so bad?' or 'of course not'.
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It would basically mean, 'well, why would he have even considered giving the waiter a tip if the service was so bad?' or 'of course not'.
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It would basically mean, 'well, why would he have even considered giving the waiter a tip if the service was so bad?' or 'of course not'.
It would basically mean, 'well, why would he have even considered giving the waiter a tip if the service was so bad?' or 'of course not'.
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This is the same as your previous question. The meaning is the same as in the phrases you asked about there, i.e. of course he didn't, why would he?! There is a sense of well obviously not! with I should think not! that is not there in I would think not, so I don't agree completely with the answer you got in that thread. I think what you might be missing is that the not just reprises the not in he did not give the waiter a tip - it does not negate should think. With an affirmative we would use I should think so (she divorced him immediately / I should think so!)
– Minty
Apr 3 at 18:35
1
Possible duplicate of Meaning of ‘I should think not!’
– divibisan
Apr 3 at 18:58
thank u minty , thank u very much,, you explain very well, you have solved my problem
– Kapil Saini
Apr 3 at 19:13