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Latest post Sun, Jul 13 2008 9:56 PM by Kenta. 5 replies.
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Kenta  +  540624 Sun, 13 Jul 08 06:03 AM
Hello. I made a dialogue. The word "lie" has two meanings,
so I used "lie" to make this dialogue. Does this make sense?

A: Hey, don't lie.
B: What? I never tell a lie!
A: I mean "Don't lie on my shirt!"
A: Oh, sorry, I didn't notice it.

                        Thank you!
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Avangi  +  540628 Sun, 13 Jul 08 06:28 AM
Okay by me.

The first line is a bit unlikely in this context   -   probably unheard of.

A. Please sit on the couch.

B. Like this?

A.  No, don't lie.
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Kenta  +  540632 Sun, 13 Jul 08 06:38 AM
Thank you. I made a mistake about my dialogue.

A: Hey, don't lie.
B: What? I never tell a lie!
A: I mean "Don't lie on my shirt!"
B: Oh, sorry, I didn't notice it.

If I can get more comments from other members, I would be happy.
Yoong Liat, 1 yr 135 days ago

I think the sentences are fine.

Mr Wordy  +  540709 Sun, 13 Jul 08 12:16 PM

I tend to agree with Avangi. It is in my view rather unlikely that someone would just say "Hey, don't lie!" at the start of this exchange. They'd be much more likely to say "Hey, don't lie there!". (I'd probably use an exclamation mark.)

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Kenta, 1 yr 134 days ago
Thank you, everybody. Your comments are helpful for me!
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