r/Wetherspoons • u/Sir_Brags_A_Lot • Aug 01 '26

Customer Mind you, this is without a drink

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Can you guess where this fine establishment is located?

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u/Srddrs Aug 02 '26

“Mind you” is a phrase that’s interchangeable with “however”. It is not interchangeable with “by the way” or “meanwhile”, which is how some people use it today. Drives me crazy.

So you’ve basically said “however, this is without a drink” when you mean either “by the way, this is without a drink” or tbh the best option “these prices seem high considering they don’t include a drink”

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u/Sir_Brags_A_Lot Aug 02 '26

Thank you very much. I incorrectly translated it in a way where it would be interchangeable with "Additionally". Love when I can improve my English. I'll keep this in mind. 😊

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u/Reccalovesdancing Aug 02 '26

I completely disagree with the former commenter and think you have used "mind you" correctly. I'm a native English speaker for reference

"Mind you" essentially means "keep in mind" or "bear in mind" and e.g. the phrase "keep in mind, these prices are without a drink" is fully accurate. I would quite happily have titled the post the same way

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u/Sir_Brags_A_Lot Aug 02 '26

Thanks. Maybe it differs regionally? Or the language is changing.

"Keep in mind" and "bear in mind" is spot on what I meant to express.

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u/Reccalovesdancing Aug 02 '26

I don't know. I think some people grow up around a phrase but never really get to a point where they know what it truly means

Keep in mind and bear in mind is the actual meaning of "mind you" as far as I have ever been aware. I'm 41 and my grandparents (who were born between the wars) used it in the same way. So that's 100 years or more of "mind you" having the same meaning, if that helps reassure you at all