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Original posting 14 May 2009

I'm not sure what to make of this. But maybe an exercise is the best answer? So pick a number from 1 to 8, okay? Do people really say things like this?

Got your number? Here's what you picked:

1. I don't want to ruin our friendship. A.k.a. kissing you makes me sick.
2. I love you, but I'm not in love with you. A.k.a. I'm cheating on you.
3. I'm friends with all my exes. A.k.a. I'm going to introduce you to everyone I ever had sex with.
4. I hate all my exes. A.k.a. I'm going to scare you.
5. All my exes were psychos. A.k.a. I'll drive you crazy too.
6. Are you really going to wear that? A.k.a. I'll tell you what to wear.
7. I'm so nice; I'm almost too nice. A.k.a. you should thank me for dating you.
8. My mom and I are besties! A.k.a. I'm going to tell her everything about you.

Over here at http://us.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/05/14/tf.dating.translations/index.html
they explain the phrases in a little more detail. You may want to check the article. But the exercise is fairly simple.

Take two people in the early stages of a relationship. Put them in a scene -- coffee shop, bar, dance floor, museum, or whatever you like. And in the course of their dialogue, one of them uses this phrase. The other one has to decide just what this means and how they are going to react.

So what happened?
Write!

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