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The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers


how about doing X?

phrase: someone says these words (see more)

I say this now “I think it can be good if you do something. I want to know how you feel about it.”

I don’t know if you want to do it.

I say this because I want you to think about it and to say what you think about it.

"How about you sweep the floor and then you go home?"

"I'm not sure. How about we wait to make a decision on that?"

"How about we go hiking this weekend?"

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