Today, let’s look at ‘I didn’t mean to…’
The phrase “I didn’t mean to …” is usually used for something bad that you did, but didn’t want to do.
Examples:
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If you are talking about something that happened, that is not bad, you could say:
- I wasn’t planning to watch a movie, but I saw one anyway.
OR
- I decided to watch a movie to fill in time.
OR
- I decided to watch a movie just for the fun of it.
If you are talking about people you met, but wasn’t planning to meet, you can use “bump into“.
| Example:
I bumped into Miho yesterday in Ikebukuro. |
If you visit someone in their house, without planning to, you can use “drop by“.
| Example: I was in this area, so I decided to drop by. (I was near here, so I decided to visit you) |
Question: Do you often do things for the fun of it? Or do you like to plan what you want to do carefully?
Put your answer in the comments!
