This is an expression used to ask for repetition. It is probably one of the most common ways to ask someone to repeat what they said ( I'd say the most common, but the Linguist in me prevents me from making such an unattested assertion!). It is said with a rising intonation and so it does not sound the same as when you ask 'what's that? (for which the answer would be "it's a deer")
1) A: I can't make it to the meeting tomorrow.
B: What's that?
A: I said I can't make it to the meeting tomorrow!
2) A: Are you going to John's?
B: What's that?
A: Are you going to John's!?
About Me
- Gustavo
- Hi, my name's Gustavo Guajardo and I'm a PhD student in Linguistics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). I have an MA in Linguistics from The University of Montana and a BA in English from Joaquin V. Gonzalez in Argentina. I decided to set up this blog for all those English teachers in Argentina (or elsewhere) that are looking for that expression or that word that they don't know how to say! The idea is that I will post different words or expressions every day but you can also email me questions on anything you'd like to know how to say. I hope you enjoy this blog and you learn a lot from it!
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