Ma'am have you ever taken one off the chin?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker asks if the listener has ever been hit hard enough to cause a chin injury.
- In plain terms
- They inquire about a severe chin impact.
- What can you take from it?
- Use vivid language to gauge someone’s experience with violence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What purpose does a graphic question serve in dialogue?
- How might it affect the listener?
Another view
The question may be seen as aggressive or insensitive.
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