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   Alexander Koryagin to All   
   Good for you!   
   04 Feb 20 12:31:38   
   
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   Hi, Ardith Hinton! ->Dan Cross!   
   I read your message from 04.02.2020 00:14   
      
    AH> My CANADIAN OXFORD says it is an "exclamation of approval towards a   
    AH> person"... and IMHO it could include something a person has said or   
    AH> done which seems exactly right under the circumstances. If their   
    AH> behaviour is out of the ordinary &/or requires a bit of risk-   
    AH> taking, that adds some weight AFAIC. :-)   
      
   May be the speaker's intonation is important. Can I say it scornfully to my   
   wife when she cooked something badly, "Good for you!" ;-)   
      
   Bye, Ardith!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2020   
      
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