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If you insist
= used when agreeing to do something that the other person demands

Ex) "The soup tastes bland. Why don't you add salt?" "Oh, if you insist."
Ex) "After you, please." "No, after you." "If you insist."
Ex) "Please try on this shirt." "Well then, if you insist."


Never mind
= Forget it.

Ex) Never mind what he told you. It wasn't important.
Ex) "I'm sorry I lost the cup you gave me." "Never mind, I was going to throw it away."
Ex) This is one of the best restaurants in Seoul, never mind Busan.

By Chun Sung-woo (swchun@heraldcorp.com)