tsukaesugi
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I'm conducting an experiment for an article I'm writing and I need to collect some data from English speakers. Rather than try and elicit anonymous volunteers over the Internet I thought I'd let you guys have a crack at it first.
I can't explain the nature of the experiment or the article yet, because I don't want to influence anybody's answer. Once I'm done with the data collection and my article is written I can describe what I was looking for in more detail.
All I'd like you to do is look at the two pictures below, and fill in the blanks with what you think an English speaker would naturally say in that situation. If you don't think a native speaker would say anything at all, or you can't think of anything to say, please just write an "X". There are obviously no right or wrong answers.
This being Neo-Geo.com, I'm sure there will be people who are tempted to post a smart-ass answer or two (hell, I know I'd be sorely tempted). After all, what would this place be without smart-ass answers. That's fine, I may even be able to use some of these in my data, however, if you're going to take the trouble to post a funny or silly answer, please try and post a natural answer first - what you think a native English speaker would naturally say in that situation.
Also, please do not read what the other people have posted until you submit your own answer. It's better if your answers aren't influenced by what other people have already written.
If your first language isn't English, you can still participate - I'm more than happy to collect answers from speakers of other languages. If you aren't a native English speaker please write what you'd say in your language and then translate that back into English (and please make a note of what your native language is).
Thanks for reading so far, and thanks to everyone who agrees to becoming a guinea pig, ahem... I mean participating in the experiment.
PICTURE 1 - Two people are meeting for the first time. What does the first man say after he says "I'm Bill Jones"?
PICTURE 2 - Two friends are at a meal, before they start eating. What does the first man say? (Forget that the second guy is raising his glass, this is not supposed to be a toast.)
I can't explain the nature of the experiment or the article yet, because I don't want to influence anybody's answer. Once I'm done with the data collection and my article is written I can describe what I was looking for in more detail.
All I'd like you to do is look at the two pictures below, and fill in the blanks with what you think an English speaker would naturally say in that situation. If you don't think a native speaker would say anything at all, or you can't think of anything to say, please just write an "X". There are obviously no right or wrong answers.
This being Neo-Geo.com, I'm sure there will be people who are tempted to post a smart-ass answer or two (hell, I know I'd be sorely tempted). After all, what would this place be without smart-ass answers. That's fine, I may even be able to use some of these in my data, however, if you're going to take the trouble to post a funny or silly answer, please try and post a natural answer first - what you think a native English speaker would naturally say in that situation.
Also, please do not read what the other people have posted until you submit your own answer. It's better if your answers aren't influenced by what other people have already written.
If your first language isn't English, you can still participate - I'm more than happy to collect answers from speakers of other languages. If you aren't a native English speaker please write what you'd say in your language and then translate that back into English (and please make a note of what your native language is).
Thanks for reading so far, and thanks to everyone who agrees to becoming a guinea pig, ahem... I mean participating in the experiment.
PICTURE 1 - Two people are meeting for the first time. What does the first man say after he says "I'm Bill Jones"?
PICTURE 2 - Two friends are at a meal, before they start eating. What does the first man say? (Forget that the second guy is raising his glass, this is not supposed to be a toast.)
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