just wondering

(I was) just wondering.

a comment made after hearing a response to a previous question. (See examples for typical patterns.) John: Do you always keep your film in the refrigerator? Mary: Yes, why? John: I was just wondering. Bob: Did this cost a lot? Sue: I really don't think you need to know that. Bob: Sorry. Just wondering.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iephthae	-	Biblical Greek
Alpertti	AHL-pert-tee	Finnish
Cahyo	-	Indonesian, Javanese
Jasmin (1)	YAHS-meen (German), JAZ-min (English)	German, English
Aybek	-	Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Hasdrubal	HAZ-droo-bəl (English), haz-DROO-bəl (English)	Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History