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raccoon

(31,110 posts)
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 12:02 PM Jul 2012

People don't say, "You can say that again!" anymore, do they?


When I was a kid I heard it on TV and in RL.

For those who may not remember, "You can say that again!" indicates strong agreement with whatever the speaker said.
It doesn't mean for the person to actually repeat it.


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People don't say, "You can say that again!" anymore, do they? (Original Post) raccoon Jul 2012 OP
"I'll buy that for a dollar." HopeHoops Jul 2012 #1
... geardaddy Jul 2012 #8
Actually, the reference was to the early 90's video game Smash TV. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #10
I still say it occasionally. HappyMe Jul 2012 #2
Come to think of it, I haven't heard that saying for a long time Populist_Prole Jul 2012 #3
You can say that again! ohiosmith Jul 2012 #4
I think it's been shortened to "Come again?" MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #5
Or as we say in LA: ¿què? Initech Jul 2012 #11
You can't say that again... Ron Obvious Jul 2012 #6
It's been shortened to "word!" Duer 157099 Jul 2012 #7
"I hear ya quackin'" frogmarch Jul 2012 #9
YOLO Major Nikon Jul 2012 #12
"I hear that!" trof Jul 2012 #13
Troof. n/t dimbear Jul 2012 #14

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)
3. Come to think of it, I haven't heard that saying for a long time
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 12:34 PM
Jul 2012

Heard it as a kid in the 70's all the time by everybody.

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
5. I think it's been shortened to "Come again?"
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 12:42 PM
Jul 2012

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Then again, we may be talking about two entirely different things.
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Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
6. You can't say that again...
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 01:34 PM
Jul 2012

Funny enough, I often tell people "You CAN'T say that again" when they tell me they've never met anyone before who spells his name the way.I do.

frogmarch

(12,153 posts)
9. "I hear ya quackin'"
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 02:39 PM
Jul 2012

is what my middle son said to me when he was a teenager on the rare occasions when he agreed with me. I always hated it, even though I loved it when he agreed with me about something.

trof

(54,256 posts)
13. "I hear that!"
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 07:30 PM
Jul 2012

Or "I heard 'dat!"
Also indicates strong agreement.
Kind of a redneck phrase in my experience.

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