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What does it mean to "shoot the person's name"?

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Rebecca

Here, "shooting" refers to the phrase "took a shot" mentioned in the previous fragment. "Took a shot" means "made an attempt" or "took a guess". Therefore, Chandler said "You're shooting with Althea?" to mean "Althea is your attempted answer?" Using "shooting" in this way is not standard English.

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