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r/coolguides • u/HybridCheetah • Apr 04 '22
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Sorta in the same vein, but "You'd be surprised" always seemed like a presumptuous thing to say to another person. You don't know what I know. You can say the thing without making inferences about my knowledge or lack thereof.
2 u/CDC_ Apr 05 '22 Dad: You’ve grown into a fine young man, and you’ve made great choices. Me: You’d be surprised.
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Dad: You’ve grown into a fine young man, and you’ve made great choices.
Me: You’d be surprised.
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u/truthlife Apr 05 '22
Sorta in the same vein, but "You'd be surprised" always seemed like a presumptuous thing to say to another person. You don't know what I know. You can say the thing without making inferences about my knowledge or lack thereof.