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Believe YOU ME???

Post 1

kbrtiata

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Please tell me....
Who BELIVE whom??? smiley - rofl

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Post 2

Andy

Hello taamyu...how are you


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Post 3

Cyzaki

"Believe you me" means "You should believe me".

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Post 4

Beatrice

It's and English usgae that's reminiscent of the French imperative (giving an order) where the subject -verb is revesed.

So.....

Tu crois - you believe

Crois! is the order "believe!"

Crois-moi! Is an order to "believe me!"

I'm trying to think of other similar uses in English:

"Come you down from that high rock!"

"Don't you dare look at me like that!"


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Post 5

kbrtiata

smiley - ta !!!

"you SHOULD believe me"... Great smiley - laugh
and
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French Grammar is usuful in this case smiley - laugh
Good for me that I keep learning French smiley - laugh

Do you use "BELIVE YOU ME" often?
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Post 6

Cyzaki

Yes, I use it a lot, saying things like 'And believe you me, I'll never go back there again...' I think you generally use it for bad things.

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Post 7

kbrtiata

>I think you generally use it for bad things

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Post 8

Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am...

I'm also a great user of "believe you me"... I picked up the habit from my dad who used to say it a lot.


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Post 9

kbrtiata

Hello Mr. Dreadful.
Do you also use this phrase "for bad things"?

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I can now make sense of it in English...
The thing is that I wonder if I can't use this phrase in right way Need time to use it naturally smiley - groan

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Post 10

Cyzaki

Believe you me, h2g2 is seriously addictive...

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Post 11

kbrtiata

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Post 12

Beatrice

I found myslef using another variant today:

"Get you in out of the cold!"


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Post 13

kbrtiata

smiley - geek
aarrrgggghhhhh
It's difficult for me to use "Beilive you me" naturally, how can I find/make another variant smiley - rofl

.......
Beilive you me, I'll die with Japanese horrible sticky heat in Summer....
Is this okay for you to understand?? smiley - puff


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Post 14

BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows

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Post 15

kbrtiata

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I'll try to think, find and use this prhase smiley - laugh
Beilive YOU ME??
...
To whom smiley - rofl
grrrrrr
Arrrrgggghhhh I may not be able to use this here in Japan (to Japanese)smiley - wah


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Post 16

Cyzaki

Believe you me, Japanese summers are too sticky and hot for most people.

You got it right in the example you used about sticky summers smiley - smiley

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Post 17

kbrtiata

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Believe you mean (in this case this is rather happy one), I was able to the phrase in Japan with Engish and NZ friends several times in one day smiley - biggrin
aaawwwwww what a fantastic chat/tea time we had on 18th smiley - teasmiley - somersault
But this won't be used to Japanese, anyway smiley - rofl
Fun fun fun smiley - chick

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Post 18

Anoldgreymoonraker Free Tibet

18th smiley - ermDid you sleep for a whole week?


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Post 19

kbrtiata

smiley - rofl
It is!
I was there on 11th smiley - rofl
Get daft smiley - headhurts


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Post 20

The Liquid Warrior (Vescere bracis meis)

It can also be used to underline or underscore a statement to convince the listener of the sincerity of the speaker. You could use it to tell some one off for being naughty
e.g.
"You'd better behave, young man,or believe you me you'll find yourself in deep trouble"
or
"Believe you me it was the worse meal I've ever eaten in a restaurant"
or
"If I ever see that person again, believe you me, it will be too soon."


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