Hello everybody.
Good to see you.
So, the phrase, I don't know, was probably one of the first
things that you learnt when starting to study English.
Yes, of course, it is a really popular phrase.
However, we do have lots of alternatives that we use
as well, and that’s the topic of today’s video,
my top three alternatives to the phrase, I don't know.
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Greg’s challenge, with the question,
what city does Greg the Detective visit?
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Anyway, alternatives to, I don’t know.
Let’s get started.
Pssst. Pssst. What?
What's number one?
Number one, what is it?
I haven't got a clue.
The phrase, I haven't got a clue, is popular
in British English.
However, the alternative, I don’t have a clue,
is much more popular in American English.
There are also two other variations on this phrase,
I haven't a clue, and, I have no clue.
I haven't got a clue.
Hello?
Greg, it's me, it's Greg.
Greg, hey.
How you doing? You okay?
Yes, I'm fine, but, listen, no time to talk.
I'm on a quiz show. I need your help.
Oh, okay.
What is the capital of the USA?
The USA, like the United States of America?
Yes, the USA.
The city that’s got the White House in it.
What’s the name? Quickly.
I haven't got the foggiest.
The phrase you heard is, I haven't got the foggiest.
However, you might also hear this with the word,
idea, at the end.
I haven't got the foggiest idea.
This is a very British phrase and it's not very
common in American English.
I haven't got the foggiest.
So, as you know, I went to Manchester last weekend to
investigate the murder.
I walked around the city.
I visited the attractions there.
But what about the murderer?
Oh, the murder?
Oh, search me.
The phrase, search me, is often used to stress
when you don’t know something.
It is used in both British and American English.
It is a phrase that will be understood by all native
speakers.
However, it is a phrase that’s much more popular
and used by older generations.
Search me.
There you go, my top three alternatives to the phrase,
I don't know.
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