give exact answer olz
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was having a coversation and part of the conversation, the person asked me which part of the world I was from, and I answered him exactly "the western hemisphere". Then I asked him the same question and he replied that he's from north India.
In contrast to mine, he gave a specific answer. I was looking for a reply to him to emphasize the way he got down to the specific answer. Is there a phrase that means "to give/get down to the exact/precise answer of something"?
Explanation:
Specificity is in the eye of the beholder- "North India" is still quite a large expanse of land. Are you looking for something like, "Wow, that was much more specific than my answer." – Jim Dec 12 '12 at 2:51
@Jim yes, that's exactly what I'm looking for. But if to ignore my example, is there a phrase that means this? "To give/get down to the exact/precise answer of something". – Theo Dec 12 '12 at 3:06
@Theo: I'm not clear what you want to describe. Giving answers which are very specific (perhaps in greater detail than the questioner cares to know)? Giving the correct answer (however that's defined)? Or maybe just giving the answer the questioner would most like to get? You need to be much more specific, I think. – FumbleFingers Dec 12 '12 at 4:20
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btw - if I asked someone where they were from, and they answered "the western hemisphere" (in any context I can imagine), I'd take that as pretty much on a par with "None of your business!" Did you really say that? – FumbleFingers Dec 12 '12 at 4:24