English is Weird: Starting With the Word 'UP'

https://moravia.com ^ | 3/1/18 | Lee Densmer

[morphing libertarian]

My wife is from the Philippines and while her english is superior to mine, she cannot consistently use he or she properly. She (my wife being a her) says pronouns are not a common concept in the Philippines.

[Let's Roll]

She usually does get “up” but often she doesn’t want to get “off” my lap so then she sort of rolls “over” my knees and slides “down” to the floor. Her legs don’t really extend “into” an “up” motion untill she is “down” on the floor.

English prepositions can be a lot of fun ... for native speakers.

[V K Lee]

What is an ‘around to it’?
As in:
“when I get ‘around to it’.”

[metmom]

Another word like it is *stuff*.

Try to explain *stuff* to someone who’s first language is not English.

[V K Lee]

LOL - only one person would know the answer:
A taxidermist.

And why a ‘taxidermist’? Tax is normally something paid, unwillingly to TPTB. It’s no wonder we can’t speak to one another.

[laplata]

That King must have been a Progressive.

[batmast]

Slow UP (means the same as Slow DOWN) go figure!

[READINABLUESTATE]

The “F” word is just as universal.
George Carlin did a routine on it.

[Egon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAGcDi0DRtU

[Little Bill]

Chester from the Latin Castra, Fort, modern Man cave.

[rfp1234]

“I’ve upped my grammar. Up yours.”

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

my Chinese ladyfriend was frustrated by things like;
“Are you referring to two tutus too?”

[freepertoo]

I’ve been studying Hebrew for 20 years (self taught) and am probably just entering the middle intermediate stage (if that). If Hebrew is difficult (and their verbs are nuts), I can’t even begin to imagine how difficult it must be to learn and become proficient in English.

[Mrs. Don-o]

That’s not the worst thing up with which we have to put.

[ml/nj]

Not sure without looking but I think r-u-n has more meanings, including for horserace fans: run-up.

ML/NJ

[gnarledmaw]

Dats dah Youpee, an its where ya git dah Yoopers from. Dem ones what liff below dah britch, dems dah trolls.

[Larry Lucido]

“This is the sort of bloody nonsense up with which I will not put.”

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[jmacusa]

“Up the Republic!!. “Up Yours!

[Vaduz]

Still strange how it worked out.

[Yaelle]

I’m down with it.