Mar 13, 2015 03:48
9 yrs ago
English term

I wonder, I wonder!

English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Hello everyone,

A TV presenter is talking with 2 guests, one of whom (Mark) is a medical doctor.

They talk about how to live longer and healthier.

Mark says, "If your environment is loud, noisy, chaotic, too bright..." and closer to the end of the sentence the presenter exclaims, "I wonder, I wonder!" and the guest says, "That's me again" and then the doctor continues by saying "But you have control over that... you have some control over your environment."

What does "I wonder, I wonder!" mean?

Here is a fragment in question:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ww5cE0ZZbw

at 15:25 by the timecode.

Thank you.
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Responses

+4
58 mins
Selected

Yes, that's certainly the case with me.

The doctor says, "IF your environment is noisy..." and when the person replies, "I wonder, I wonder" it's ironic: "I wonder if that could possibly be the case." In other words, "Yes, my environment certainly IS loud, noisy, chaotic, too bright."

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You're welcome. Glad I could help.
Peer comment(s):

agree Arabic & More : Yes, this is what the speaker experiences in her personal life.
39 mins
Thanks, Amel. Yes, I wouldn't want my answer to show up in a glossary, because it's not at all the usual denotation of the words. However, this is more-or-less the significance here, I believe.
agree Nicola-Jane Alexandra Stevenson : Definitely an element of sarcastic humour, the speaker clearly thinks she does live in a chaotic environment
3 hrs
Yes, that's how I take it. Thank you, Nicola-Jane.
agree Sheri P
7 hrs
Thanks, Sheri.
agree Simon Mac
8 hrs
Thank you, Simon.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks to everyone. Thank you, JaneTranslates."
23 mins

I should like to know myself

"I WONDER MEANS- to have curiosity or doubt about; want to know"
https://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=201111172047...
Peer comment(s):

neutral Arabic & More : The meaning you have provided is correct in typical circumstances, but the speaker in this case is really making a statement about herself and what she experiences in her own life.
4 hrs
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+4
4 hrs

That's me!

Shorter. Still ironic.
Peer comment(s):

agree Arabic & More : A great way of capturing the idea.
6 mins
Thank you! I thought it was shorter!
agree Yvonne Gallagher
1 hr
Thank you!
agree Piyush Ojha
2 hrs
Thank you!
agree Edith Kelly
6 hrs
Thank you!
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