Question - Function of "I say"

[Martin]

That's Link, man!

Litany, I have to make the translation and the justification for my choices in one go, and then I hand it in - I will not get the chance to justify it again, afterwards.

Michel, good idea, I might do that.

Abu, good suggestion, Jenem mentioned it, too, and I'll incorporate it into my final answer.

Cheers

 

[RainbowGurl]

That didn't make any sense, hmm! *Tries to figure it out*

 

[joquiero]

"i say" is an exclamation - like saying 'oh my goodness' or 'holy crap'

 

[mr_michel]

so, what happened?
what was your conclusion?

 

[Martin]

I stuck with the answer I gave several posts above - I tweaked it somewhat, but it's along the same lines.

Thanks for asking.

Cheers

 

[Sentinel]

To add my 2 cents: I qould say that "I say" in this case means more like "I think":

"I say ... I made him understand"

Modern version would be maybe "I would have thought he understood what I wanted to do"

Jan