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Question Hi, there Could you help me with two short questions? 1) I was talking to someone in the US and he said after I said I loved snow: "It is a dreamy image you conjure: someone sipping hot chocolate by the fireplace. But someone has to go outside and move the snow out of the way."... Would it sound odd if I said followed up on this(or followed this up?? What would you say??) with this answer: "It must be a hassle to shovel snow indeed." Does it sound odd? "Indeed"? 2) I said I went to his city last year, a friend said: I am so disappointed I didn't know that. I would have offered to have you all to stay at our house".. What does "have you all to stay" mean? Why "to stay" and not just "stay"? Thank you!!

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RobinL, but what do you Americans use to agree with something in this case? Someone says: "It is a hassle to shovel snow". You reply: "It is a hassle indeed." Does it sound odd? What would you say? Thank you!
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1. "Indeed" would probably sound a little odd to an American speaker. (To me, the use of "indeed" in this way sounds a bit formal.) I would probably say, "It must really be a hassle to shovel snow" or "Shoveling snow must be a major hassle." 2. This sounds like it might be a regional colloquialism. "You all" (sometimes shortened to "Y'all" is more prevalent in the southern United States. Some people use it out of habit even when they are only talking to one person. (In other parts of the U.S. people will use "you guys" in a similar way.) I think the addition of "to" before "stay" is just a mistake. Even native speakers can sometimes make grammatical errors.
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When they say 'Indeed', to me just sounds like old English folk talking or something like that hahahah 'to stay' sounds more natural

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