Sept. 5, 2021
Go Figure
I learned a slang: Go figure. It seems to be used when you see something surprising or happened what you didn't expect. I find the origin is "You go to figure it out" but I don't know it's right. When do you use this slang? English slangs are too difficult; they're "go figure" for me.
Go Figure
I learned a slang expression: Go figure.
In my experience we use "slang" uncountably for this kind of thing, "I learned some slang" or as an adjective like this. "A slang" would be, like, an entire language. American slang, Cantonese internet slang, jive, thieves' cant - each of these is a slang.
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When do you use this slang?
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Don't use it like that last sentence, as if it's an adjective :)
I think it's easiest if you think of "go figure" as being like an entire sentence. I think it means something like "Well, I'm surprised by that, but I'm not going to make a big deal of it or try to understand it." "That is not what I expected to happen but I'll accept it."
"The car wouldn't start yesterday no matter what I did, but today it works just fine. Go figure." - I don't understand why the car is suddenly working after it was broken all day yesterday. BUT it's working now so I'm just going to forget the whole thing and move on. Go figure. You see?
Although it's quite an American expression so I'm not sure I'm best qualified to explain!
Sept. 6, 2021
Thank you so much! I could understand what it's like :)
Go Figure
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Slang is very colloquial too. The slang I use from where I’m from in the UK is not heard anywhere else.
Go figure:
She loves all kinds of sports, but she can’t swim? Go figure.
My boss is angry at me again.. ugh, go figure.
She was shouting at me again last night for something mundane. Go figure. No matter what I do, she’ll always be pissed off.
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It kinda means like, go figure it out. It can be for something surprising or even something irritating.
Sept. 6, 2021
Thank you for your corrections and examples!
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