Is "remember you were" Rude? Meaning, Tone, and Better Alternatives
Learn the tone, meaning, and better English alternatives around "remember you were" with real scene examples.
Right, well I remember you were going to let what's yours rot in jail until I intervened.
This means someone planned to leave another person in prison without help, and the speaker is condemning that choice.
From I'M Obsessed With My Boss Part Ii, Episode 16
When do people say this?
Scene Context
Someone reminds another person of a cruel decision they made about sending someone to jail.
Usage Scenario
Use it in a very heated argument about serious wrongdoing. It is hostile, dramatic, and not appropriate for polite conversation.
Better ways to say it
You were going to let him rot in jail.
You left him to rot in jail.
That's what you wanted, wasn't it?
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