A tilted glass jar containing a golden question mark, resting on plum velvet.

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Michael Dorsey

Are you saying that no one in New York will work with me?

— Tootsie  ·  1982

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker asks whether they have understood a claim that nobody in New York will work with them. The question seeks confirmation of possible exclusion; it does not establish what work is involved or why people would refuse.

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