To express the meaning "Have you understood my point?", which of the following is acceptable?
A. "Understand?"
B. "Understood?"
Thanks a lot!
Both work fine, but I'll venture that B sounds like it's more apt to be used when a speaker seeks to be more strident.
Do you understand? vs Is that understood?
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Noddy24
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Fri 3 Feb, 2006 07:09 am
I'd use, "Understand?" when talking about factual matters to an intelligent equal.
I'd use, "Understood?" for an unruly inferior.
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Joeblow
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Fri 3 Feb, 2006 07:24 am
(hangs her head)
Yes, Noddy.
Heeheeeeeeeee
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Noddy24
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Fri 3 Feb, 2006 12:13 pm
Joeblow--
You understand!
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ilovequestions
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Sat 4 Feb, 2006 03:18 am
Thank you all for your kind help.
If we write "Understood?" in full, which of the following is more appropriate?
A. Is that understood?
B. Have you understood that?
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JTT
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Sat 4 Feb, 2006 04:45 am
ilovequestions wrote:
Thank you all for your kind help.
If we write "Understood?" in full, which of the following is more appropriate?
A. Is that understood?
B. Have you understood that?
It's hard to say definitively, ILQ, because the delivery, the intonation, would make a difference in the intended meaning. While one collocation will tend towards strident, it doesn't mean that it will be so in all situations.
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Noddy24
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Sat 4 Feb, 2006 04:14 pm
I have to echo JTT.
Conversational English depends on who is saying what to whom in what context as well as on formal grammar.
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Mandso
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Sat 4 Feb, 2006 06:26 pm
i'd say 'is that understood'
and 'do you understand that',
because, i dunno, maybe it's just me, but have you understood that doesn't sound as good as is that understood
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Chumly
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Sat 4 Feb, 2006 06:30 pm
Re: Understand? Understood?
ilovequestions wrote:
To express the meaning "Have you understood my point?", which of the following is acceptable?
A. "Understand?"
B. "Understood?"
Thanks a lot!
Neither A or B as they both pose a question
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ilovequestions
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Sat 4 Feb, 2006 11:40 pm
I came across the following sentence in the movie "The Recruiter":
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