Re: Translation challenge: Would you go out with me?

Hi!

Arthaey Angosii <arthaey@...> writes:
> On 11/28/06, Mark Reed <markjreed@...> wrote:
> > Fwiw, this native Anglophone would never interpret "would you [like
> > to] go out with me?" as anything other than a one-time invitation.
>
> FWIW, this 20-something native Anglophone speaker can *only* interpret
> "would you go out with me?" as a request to be someone's girl- or
> boyfriend.
>...
Ha!  There it is: the source of miscommunication between man and woman!
:-))

**Henrik

Reply