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I want you to call Lana. It's what you want. It's what every white boy off the lake wants.
— Jackie · Risky Business
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
This is a confident push to make a phone call. The speaker insists the listener wants to dial a particular person, then widens it into a sweeping claim about what a whole type of young man wants. It's persuasion by generalisation, playful and a little bossy.
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