Just curious, she mouthed." What? I didn't catch that." Jjuussttccuurriioouuss. She drew it out this time, hoping he'd be able to read her lips." If you spoke out loud, " he drawled, "I might understand what you're saying." Caroline stamped her foot in frustration, but when it landed, it landed on something considerablyless'flat than the floor." Owww! " he yelled. Oh! His foot! Sorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorry , she mouthed. I didn't mean it." If you think I can understand that, " he growled, "you're crazier than I'd originally thought. . Julia Quinn
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By using two words instead of one to ask a question, you can make it appear as if you are trying to say something which you don't actually mean. Instead, the words "I didn't mean it" allow people to interpret your message in their own way. When you try and talk with someone who doesn't speak English, you may end up saying something that isn't what you meant to say at all. Although this is often unintentional, it does happen from time to time.

One of the most common phrases misused by English-speaking people is: "What?" and this is done when we want to ask a question using words in a different language, but we don't know how to say any of the individual words in the foreign language. If we were talking about someone we knew well and we wanted to say "What?" in their native language, we would just say "Hey!" in the foreign language instead of asking "What?" in their native tongue.

Source: To Catch An Heiress

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