When I say "I am doing xyz-chore" does it imply that I want help, or that I alone am doing the chore

Posted:: 3+ months ago by Alura
Topics:: trash, alone, taking, example, chores, statement

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For example, if I say I am taking out the trash, are others correct in saying that I need to specify that I do not want help? Is the statement "I am taking out the trash" too ambiguous to make it clear that I am intending to do it by myself/alone/with no help? Or is it common sense that when I say "I am taking out the trash" it means that I am doing it alone?

Please weigh in, one person says that phrase isn't clearly communicating what I mean and I instead need to specify that I don't want help, while I think it is perfectly clear that I mean I'm doing it alone.

Added 3+ months ago:

Other person has said that intending to do it alone is a "hidden meaning" and needs to be explicitly stated, otherwise they will assume they should help (aka interfere).

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ejef1

I would say that if you intend to simply take out the trash it does not even need to be announced however if you would like someone in the house to take out the trash then you would ask them specifically to do so.

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