Bryan
'Call me maybe' a little subtle to me. I know what 'maybe' means well. but I am not sure about the 'Call me maybe' Is 'maybe' a adverb or noun? and is it a kind of an imperative sentence grammatically? I can imagin what this mean in our native language. but I want to be more specific. Does that sentence mean "call me. but I don't care about you not calling me (actually I hope you call me, but I can't say it with my own word)"? in Korean, "전화줄래?"
10 feb. 2015 08:36
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"maybe" is an adverb because it qualifies / describes the verb form "call". I might say e.g. "Maybe call me if you want to discuss the issue further". I was speaking about a new thing with someone. They needed time to think more about the issue and so I offered them the option of calling me. There is a song I heard recently with the line "Call me, maybe" http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/carlyraejepsen/callmemaybe.html Checking the lyrics, the theme is romance and the singer is inviting someone to call her if they would like to progress their relationship.
10 februari 2015
In this context I think the word 'maybe' is being used as an invitation to be called, it could be seen as a little provocative, especially if they really want you to call.
10 februari 2015
I do not have the context, but it is possible the speaker is expressing the idea that his or her opinion is not firm.
10 februari 2015
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