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"Meet up", "park up" ... why the "up"?



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goldstone

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Jul 5, 2003
7,115
People are always saying "let's meet up". Why the "up"? "Let's meet" is just fine.

And then there's "I'll be with you shortly; I'm just going to park up". Park up where? What's wrong with "I'm going to park"?

Both irritate me ... but then again, as I get older, a lot of things irritate me!!

I thought NSC would like me to share this with you.

Anyone else have other irritating figures of speech which they'd like to share?
 






Bozza

Bozza

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Helpful Moderator
Jul 4, 2003
55,719
Back in Sussex
What about the classic Bristolian query of "Where are you to?"

What is "to" doing at the end of that question?
 








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goldstone

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Jul 5, 2003
7,115
Bozza said:
What about the classic Bristolian query of "Where are you to?"

What is "to" doing at the end of that question?
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The version I've heard is "where are you at". The "at" is as unnecessary as the "to".
 








Baldseagull

Baldseagull

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Jan 26, 2012
10,946
Crawley
goldstone said:
People are always saying "let's meet up". Why the "up"? "Let's meet" is just fine.

And then there's "I'll be with you shortly; I'm just going to park up". Park up where? What's wrong with "I'm going to park"?

Both irritate me ... but then again, as I get older, a lot of things irritate me!!

I thought NSC would like me to share this with you.

Anyone else have other irritating figures of speech which they'd like to share?
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Did you think of this while washing up the dishes? Or did you wake up with the thought in your head?
 


pasty

pasty

A different kind of pasty
Jul 5, 2003
30,268
West, West, West Sussex
Frutos said:
- "Can I get a/an..."
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Irritates the hell out of me too. It is a apparently an Americanism that has crept in over here. Americans do not understand the concept of "may I have" as they understand that to mean not having to pay for something.
 


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knocky1

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Jan 20, 2010
12,963
Cheer up although you have screwed up by not liking meet up as it is one of many phrasal verbs that are followed by the preposition 'up'. I won't pick you up on park up as that is probably American or modern urban.
Look up some more they are plentiful.
 




Garage_Doors

Garage_Doors

Originally the Swankers
Jun 28, 2008
11,789
Brighton
Vacation.

Have seen it written and spoken for the younger generation, "going on vacation soon"
No you are not you ****ing idiot your going on holiday, are you American, have you ever been to America, do you even no where America is on the map !!!
No you ****ing don't !!!

and breath :jester:
 


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Fungus

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May 21, 2004
7,046
Truro
"What are you doing of?"
 
















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Fungus

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May 21, 2004
7,046
Truro
Any variation of "it may be ... but", eg. "it may be winter, but it's quite warm", when they mean "it IS winter, but it's quite warm". No "may" or "maybe" about it. Grrr.
 


GT49er

GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
46,716
Gloucester
It's very common - not just the examples the OP gives (though I admit 'park up' might be a bit American), so I don't really see why it should be annoying.

Link up, join up, top up, tune up, lift up, take up............add your own ad inf.
Wouldn't it be a turn up if this whole thread was a wind up?
 


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