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- From: bzb47596@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Baba Z Buehler)
- Newsgroups: alt.romance
- Subject: Re: I'll Call You
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- Date: 17 Nov 92 23:51:04 GMT
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- oopcv@Msu.oscs.montana.edu writes:
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- >Okay, guys. What does "I'll call you," REALLY mean. I'm fairly sure it's a
- >handy exit line that doesn't really mean anything, and I don't expect much
- >whenever I hear it. But I'm wondering if there are any tips on how to tell if
- >a guy's just saying it or he really means it (aside from the obvious, i.e.
- >waiting for the phone to ring). How often have you said it, intending to call,
- >but then changed your mind? And why?
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-
- When I say "I'll call you" I do. I can't really remember any time that I
- didn't, but I don't say exactly that very much. I tend to say something
- like "We'll have to do this again" or "It was enjoyable, I'll see you
- soon." Or even "dig me up again sometime."
-
- I think the question should be other things to say. What could men say
- that doesn't have the (un)intended meaning of "i'll call you."? I have
- become aware that things I say, which have little meaning to me, might
- have great significance to someone else, and therefore try to be more
- specific in my meanings, or something.
-
- Comments?
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