2015年12月20日 · Hi, When you want to text/email etc. someone and make sure someone is doing OK, which is better to say "I just wanted to check up on you." or "I just wanted to check on you."? I found some other websites that were discussing it, but there were different opinions among native speakers. Someone...

2018年4月17日 · It's a common construction to use inverted word order in things like "out you go" or "up you go". Here the author is changing things around a bit. I would not say that "up you get" is a normal phrasing but it is understandable to a native speaker.

2018年5月8日 · When you watch TV programs such as British Got Talent, the TV hosts sometimes say: ''Next up is the talented singer from...'' (performers number or sequencing method kind of thing) Whereas, when you play Youtube, then there a window on the uppermost right corner link indicating ''up next''. What is the difference between up next and next up?

2015年3月10日 · If you become sensitive to this phenomenon, you will begin to notice its very ubiquitous influence. Almost every conversation you have will include, and most understandings will often hinge on, differing interpretations of statements …

2014年5月29日 · So when you visit and access anything for the first time, you need to sign up. Often, this is referred to as register. For instance, if you are new to Twitter, you need to sign up first. What is interesting is sign in and log in. Well, both mean same that you enter somewhere where you are already registered. The web portals use both the terms.

This was surprising for me. "I am up for it" = "I am down for it!" Let's build a case. Case: We are a group of 5 people. Two want to watch 'Titanic', I want to watch 'Avengers'. Now, I want

2015年1月22日 · Suppose you want to ask someone to do something, say to tell you the way to a station. Which is more polite, "Would you tell me the way to the station?" or "Could you tell me the way to the station?"?

So "What's up dawg?" means "How are you, mate?" The joke is, Person A says "It smells like updog." (updog is a made up word). Person B doesn't know the meaning of "updog", so he asks "What's updog?" Person A has tricked person B into saying "What's up dawg?" in a casual slangy way. It is the trick that is the joke.

2022年5月27日 · In Please let me know when you are available for a meeting. if "when you are available for a meeting" is nominal, you are asking for a reply now. If "when you are available for a meeting" is adverbial, you are not asking for a reply now. There are hence 2 possibilities. In written form, context would determine the meaning.

2015年10月26日 · Who are you? This is typically asking for your name, but a particular context could indicate a different meaning. What are you? This question is very informal and bit odd. It is a very terse question which implies some understood context. If you're in a business meeting it could be your role - e.g. "I'm the accountant"