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What does it mean when you say mind you?

What does it mean when you say mind you?

Definition of mind you —used in speech to give stress to a statement that one is making so that a preceding or following statement will not be misunderstood His advice wasn’t very helpful. I’m not criticizing him, mind you.

Is saying mind you rude?

I think of “mind you” as meaning something very like “on the other hand”. It introduces a new idea related to the main topic, often a contradiction or counter-example. Teenagers today are terribly rude. Mind you, I was probably just as bad when I was that age.

What does it mean to mind someone?

to take care of someone or something: She asked me if I’d mind the children for an hour while she went shopping.

What is the meaning of mind and mine?

Mind is like your brain or thoughts. Mine shows that you own something.

How do you use the phrase mind you?

A phrase used to indicate that someone must consider or pay attention to a particular piece of information. They are expensive, mind you, but the quality of their craftsmanship is worth the extra price. They can certainly afford to give some of their profits back to their employees, mind you.

What does I dont mind you mean?

convention. If you are offered something or offered a choice and you say ‘I don’t mind’, you are saying politely that you will be happy with any of the things offered.

What is mean by mine in love?

vb. 1 tr to have a great attachment to and affection for. 2 tr to have passionate desire, longing, and feelings for.

Do you say mine or mines?

Mines. Mines is a dictionary-recognized word, but only as a plural noun (They sentenced the criminal to hard labor in the mines.) At the school where I used to teach, however, it was common for students to use this as the first person possessive pronoun: Me: Whose pen is this?

Do you mind origin?

Originally, do you mind meant ‘are you listening’ and ‘do you understand? ‘ By the late 1800s, it was being used in the modern sense. To mind something, in English, can mean to have an objection to it; to be annoyed, distressed, or worried by it.

What are P’s slang?

derogatory name for female. On fleek. perfect. Ps. money – paper money or notes.

Do you mind answer?

“Do you mind…” is a polite way of asking “Can you….” For this reason, it’s usually acceptable to respond to the semantic intent of the question by answering “Yes (I can do that)”, rather than responding to the grammatical form with “No (I don’t mind)”.

What is the meaning of Yes I mind?

The answer is still “Yes, I do mind” or “No, I don’t mind.” People have simply shortened the response to yes or no, and affirmative answers seem to be seen as more polite, regardless of their meaning, so people just answer “yes”. – TylerH. Mar 17, 2014 at 18:02.

Is mine’s correct grammar?

Basically, the pronoun “mine’s” or “mines” does not exist. The only definition of “mines” is the plural of the noun “mine”. The only correct term is “mine”.

Is mine’s proper grammar?

A Not So Common Mistake. You might hear a native speaker using “mine’s” as the possessive of a possessive! But you should know that grammatically it is wrong.

Why do we say do you mind?

Asking someone to do something for you First of all, you can use Do you mind + VerbING (gerund) when you want to ask someone to do something for you. In this case, Do you mind means Do you have any problem… (or) Does it bother you to… Do you mind closing the window?

Do you mind idioms?

1 used to ask permission or make a polite suggestion to do something: Do you mind if I smoke? ♢ Do you mind if we discuss this later? 2 (ironic) used to show that you are annoyed about something that somebody has just said or done: This man pushed into me without apologizing so I turned round and said, ‘Do you mind?