What Do You Mean

"What do you mean" is the act of holding a sentence up to the light, turning it sideways, trying to see if it is opaque or translucent. It is a challenge. It says: I do not trust the packaging of your sentiment. Unwrap it for me.

When I ask, "What do you mean?" I am rarely asking for the dictionary definition of the words you just chose. If you say, “I think we need space,” I know what the words mean. Space : a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied. what do you mean