Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Interjections 83. The interjection 83 is" the hell you say."
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just get right into it. If someone says the hell you say, it means to vehemently... vehemently
means very very strongly disagree with somebody or state that there is no way you will agree with
or obey something. Or it could also have a second meaning here. It could also mean like nonsense. I
don't buy it . I don't believe it. Whatever you're telling me. So both of those definitions would
apply. All right. Let's continue. It is similar to the phrases no way, like hell, hell no, what
the hell , especially with the very first meaning. So when you are saying like you don't agree with
something or you won't ... no way you would ever do it. We might substitute these ones. Actually,
to be honest some of these, I think are even more common than the hell you say. All right. Let's
continue. It may have derived from the phrase ... from the phrase what the hell ? Okay. So what the
hell might have somehow you could see over time where it kind of formed into the hell you say. Or
you know, maybe, it kind of a formed from the idea like what the hell did you just say ? Kind of like
that. And it just ended up being, the hell you say. All right. Let's continue. The phrase has
appeared in a number of movies. Okay. In the 1967 film "The Dirty Dozen" and I do remember this film
when I was a kid. It was already a rerun on TV. I do remember that my brother liked this
movie a lot. It was kind of a cool idea. I don't know . I think it was World War II , I believe
they they had some soldiers who were actually like in jail and they wanted them to do like
almost like a suicide mission. And they were they were ones that were either going to be
like in military jail like either for the rest of their life or they were going to get the
death sentence anyway. And if they did this sort of suicide mission . they would you know, they
they might forgive their sentence or something. It was like a second chance for them . So that's
why they were called the dirty dozen. Because they were kind of dirty. They all had crimes
and they were chosen for this special mission. All right. Let's continue. The US army Mayor
the main character played by Lee Marvin you know, who was the famous actor at that time
says "That's no way for anyone to go. I did see this movie a long time ago but iIm assuming when
he says that's no way for anyone to go, to go means like to die. And the general played by
Ernest Borgnine who was also a very good famous actor at that time says " Oh , the hell you say
mayor. I know a lot of people who should go that way." So basically you know, again disagreeing
with what the Lee Marvin's character had just said. All right. Let's continue. It also appears
in the 1988 movie "Cocktail " The character Brian Flanagan played by Tom Cruise you know,
trying to get the woman he loves back. And the girl's father tries to pay him off. In this movie.
It was a little bit of Tom Cruise's fault. I think the girl goes on vacation. He was a bartender
there during the summer. He's making lots of money and he has an affair with her. They fall in love
and then the other bartender kind of made a bet with him that you know, you could just get some
rich woman to pay and open a bar for you and he ends up going with this rich woman and he loses
his girlfriend. He realizes he made a big mistake and he tries to get her back. All right. And now
he's trying to get her back , but maybe the father heard this story . I don't know but the father did
not like Tom Cruise's character. He didn't want him to have anything to do with his daughter.
All right. And this is the scene that's set up here. And the girl's father tries to pay him
off. So he wrote him a check like just take this money just disappear. Never see you again. Tom
Cruise's character says this is her choice. Like you know, this is not you.... even though you're
the father this is not your choice. And then the father answers "the hell you say " That's the way
you use it. So he totally would disagree with what you know, Tom Cruise's character just said.
Let's continue. Again it also appears in the 1994 film " The Shawshank Redemption. " Here
great movie . Where the ... where the prisoner's character named Tommy
says to Red and Red was the nickname of the character played by Morgan Freeman.
Okay. What's he in for anyway ? So they're in jail. So he said what's he in for means
what's he in jail for ? What did ... why did he go to jail ? What was his crime basically ? Referring
to the main character Andy Dufresne played by Tim Robbins and Red answered "murder". And Tommy
answered " The hell you say." Like he don't believe it. Because you know. Andy Dufresne before
this he was you know , just like an accountant. He doesn't seem like a very violent sort of a person.
So this is why the other prisoner just doesn't believe it. So it's kind of like
the second meaning up here. Like nonsense. I don't buy it. No way. Him a murderer. No.
So that's kind of the second way that it was used. Okay. Good. All right. And I
just give it like three examples of you know just general examples that you might hear.
In order to join our fraternity, you must streak around the campus naked with just a brown paper
bag over your head. Yeah. You know, sometimes at these universities, they have like an initiation
in order to join a fraternity and they often make them do very embarrassing things.
And I've heard of this one before , where you know , they just to streak means to run around
naked. So they run around the campus naked. Probably, you know, through the lunchroom.
Whatever all the way back to their dorm. And they just wear a brown paper bag over their head.
You know in order to earn their right to join this fraternity. So that's what he's saying and
B answers "The hell you say. I'm not doing that. " Like no way. Totally. I refuse that's
just crazy. That's just too far. So that's the way we might hear it. All right Then B
says I actually used to date that actress in high school. All right. And then A says
"The hell you say. There is no way she would date a geek like you." So again this goes back to the
second one where they are saying nonsense. I don't buy it. He never dated that actress. He's he's
just you know, all talk. All right. And we have a third example here again. All of these are a/ b
parts. A says the only way they will reduce your sentence, you know like a punishment for jail
is if you testify against your brother. And B says " the hell you say . I could never do
that. So again like totally refusing. There's no way I would ever do this. Okay. Anyway, I hope he
got it. I hope it was clear. I hope it was very informative. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.