Topic: I tell you what
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Thu 02/19/09 03:07 PM
Edited by smiless on Thu 02/19/09 03:08 PM
Folks down here always say this, but don't continue??

"Well I tell you what."

so I look waiting for him to tell me something

and nothing

so I ask "What are you going to tell me?"

and the reply

is "nothing"


"Well I tell you what."


I never figured that out as a foreigner of this country??

so I assume this is a figure of expression without any elaboration?

So are there anymore figure of expressions I should know?


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Thu 02/19/09 03:10 PM
There is probably a whole list of them.....my favorite is "Well butter my butt and call me biscuit"! LOL!

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Thu 02/19/09 03:11 PM

There is probably a whole list of them.....my favorite is "Well butter my butt and call me biscuit"! LOL!


Now someone as naive as I am will probably do that also thinking that is what she wantslaugh

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Thu 02/19/09 03:15 PM
What does this term mean by the way??

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Thu 02/19/09 03:16 PM

Folks down here always say this, but don't continue??

"Well I tell you what."

so I look waiting for him to tell me something

and nothing

so I ask "What are you going to tell me?"

and the reply

is "nothing"


"Well I tell you what."


I never figured that out as a foreigner of this country??

so I assume this is a figure of expression without any elaboration?

So are there anymore figure of expressions I should know?


That expression is used here also John...it's simply a way to say they agree with you

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Thu 02/19/09 03:25 PM


Folks down here always say this, but don't continue??

"Well I tell you what."

so I look waiting for him to tell me something

and nothing

so I ask "What are you going to tell me?"

and the reply

is "nothing"


"Well I tell you what."


I never figured that out as a foreigner of this country??

so I assume this is a figure of expression without any elaboration?

So are there anymore figure of expressions I should know?


That expression is used here also John...it's simply a way to say they agree with you


I see! Now I understand. Thanks alot sweetie.drinker

Well in that case

"I tell you what".

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Thu 02/19/09 03:44 PM

What does this term mean by the way??


Not exactly sure....but it is cute ain't it? LOL!

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Thu 02/19/09 03:46 PM


What does this term mean by the way??


Not exactly sure....but it is cute ain't it? LOL!


sounds sexy to me. Now that is a southern term right? I don't think New Yorker's say this??

I say this for southern's love their biscuits and corn bread. Well at least that is what I was toldlaugh