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(c) A: ~$$~d$~&i&~fittb1~
(You don't have money to buy a car with, do you?)
B: blJP, &&So
(Sure I do.)
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(d) A: L=-- 3--3a)--h$?i~&ttb~f..~i~
(Walking alone in New York City must be unsafe!)
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B: 'dl?, kXkSO
(No, it's safe, you know.)
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(el A: ZDK$, %t:~&itttb>ksik,
(I bet you can't solve this math problem.)
B: tLtt&a), JPS Lb'So
(This is a cinch, you know.)
(f) h&kCiZLtb&a)S,
(Such is life, you know.)
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(g) fkSGcB%ti93&a)So
(Work and failure go together, you know.)
(h) rj ~ - c ~ ~ ~ t b ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i 4 h ~ i ' s ~ ~ ~ ~ ,
(How come you don't understand such a simple thing?)
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(i) A: ~b&kftL~<a)9&?ib~1:k0
(I've given up the idea of going to college, you know.)
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B: N9B9Tb1ba)SO
(What are you talking about?)

1. Sa as a sentence-final particle is used usually by male speakers in very
informal speech and it expresses the speaker's encouragement as in
KS(A), Exs.(a) and (b), or his assertion to negate someone's challenge
as in KS(B) and Exs.(c) - (e), or his light touch comment as in KS(C),
Exs.(f) and (g), or his irritation about s.o.'s words or behavior as in
Ex.@) or opposition as in KS(D) and Ex.(i). Sa is also used by both