tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post835762198762204958..comments2024-03-25T05:23:41.171-04:00Comments on Bilbo's Random Thought Collection: Up!Bilbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-55499412779858826102013-07-30T20:42:39.234-04:002013-07-30T20:42:39.234-04:00Angel - don't worry about it.
Peggy - those ...Angel - don't worry about it. <br /><br />Peggy - those all sound okay to me.<br /><br />Clarissa - I'll have to see whether there are enough "down" expressions to do a similar post.<br /><br />John - I've heard both used, but more often one slows down.<br /><br />Mike - because "shut sideways" makes no sense.<br /><br />Heidi - good question ... I don't know how I missed "man up," which is a very popular expression. We don't say "woman up," though. Hmmm...<br />Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-62723989045677626892013-07-30T13:11:42.660-04:002013-07-30T13:11:42.660-04:00Where did expressions like "man up" or &...Where did expressions like "man up" or "cowboy up" come from?Big Sky Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946389103423542051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-76656232843820332202013-07-30T11:27:06.240-04:002013-07-30T11:27:06.240-04:00Following John's lead, why do we tell someone ...Following John's lead, why do we tell someone to shut up when we really mean shut down?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-74812643670866293812013-07-30T10:18:53.121-04:002013-07-30T10:18:53.121-04:00If you're going too fast, do you slow up or sl...If you're going too fast, do you slow up or slow down?John A Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777330742400065045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-13400038977919594032013-07-30T10:05:01.133-04:002013-07-30T10:05:01.133-04:00"Down" is less often used; like in "..."Down" is less often used; like in "party down."Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01045253009570067239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-14264479959903802722013-07-30T08:04:52.540-04:002013-07-30T08:04:52.540-04:00sadly the first thing that went through my mind wa...sadly the first thing that went through my mind was what evil pop tart said, F up. Hmmm.....<br /><br />I am not from Pit but my hubby is from central PA where they say things like red up and they use the word cupboard for cabinet and they pronounce radiator all wrong.<br />Being from NW PA I speak like a Midwesterner.Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247428494327269983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-21538088750735411242013-07-30T06:39:54.718-04:002013-07-30T06:39:54.718-04:00Funny thing -- in some of your examples the sense ...Funny thing -- in some of your examples the sense is unchanged with the omission of up, but in others it is lost. I fear that I am muddying up the waters, but hopefully Imnot f***ing things up.eViL pOp TaRthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039755407564122331noreply@blogger.com