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Seriously? / Seriously.

  • Writer: Jasper
    Jasper
  • Jun 14, 2018
  • 1 min read

Seriously? / Seriously.


Meaning: Is it true? / It is true.


Examples:

—I am quitting my job.

—Seriously? (True meaning: Are you joking?)

—Seriously. (True meaning: I am not joking.)


—You won a thousand dollars!

—Seriously?! (True meaning: Wow! Is it true?!)


—You must work overtime tonight.

—Seriously? (True meaning: That is unfair.)


—The weather is horrible today!

—Seriously! (True meaning: I strongly agree.)


—The food here is bad. Seriously, I want to leave. (True meaning: I am not joking, I really want to leave.)

 
 
 

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