"across the waters"?

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This is the original sentence I heard :" I'm looking forward to seeing what my fans across the waters are gonna come up with."

Two questions right here, one, is he saying that he's looking forward to seeing what his fans that are not within the

same border as he is are gonna present to him?(I'm pretty sure that's what he meant) Two, is the usage even correct? Because I googled it and I've found no such usage in similar expressions.

Avangi · Accepted Answer

It sounds to me like a variation on the expression "across the pond," referring specifically to the "waters" separating the US and Great Britain.

But I've also heard "across the waters" used to refer to any distant land/country which would require travel across vast stretches of water to reach.

"I'm looking forward to seeing what my fans around the world are gonna come up with."

(depending on context)

Where is he when he says this?

Is he referring to any particular country, or to foreign countries in general?

Chivalry · Answer

AvangiIt sounds to me like a variation on the expression "across the pond," referring specifically to the "waters" separating the US and Great Britain. But I've also heard "across the waters" used to refer to any distant land/country which would require travel across vast stretches of water to reach. "I'm looking forward to seeing what my fans around the world are gonna come up with." (depending on context) Where is he when he says this?Is he referring to any particular country, or to foreign countries in general?

I guess I probably misunderstood.

He said it in a video in which he was an announcing a contest that he's holding , and I think I've misheard,

I watched the video once again and the sentence seems to go down like this :

"This contest is open to every single country in the world, so I can't wait to see what my friends across the waters

and outside of the US are gonna come up with."(switch to 1:21)

http://www.youtube.com/user/jimmy#p/c/22095D120B5C539A/3/rR2CNN05n9U

Have I misheard, though?

And then if it's open worldwide, why would he specifically address the UK?

I mean that seems unnecessary, so I might NOT have misinterpreted what he meant to say?

Avangi · Answer

chivalryThis contest is open to every single country in the world

This was my second suggestion, which your new sentence has confirmed.
I saw nothing unusual about "my friends across the water," but I too was unable to confirm it on the net.

You didn't mishear or misinterpret.

- A.

Chivalry · Answer

Avangi
chivalryThis contest is open to every single country in the world
This was my second suggestion, which your new sentence has confirmed.I saw nothing unusual about "my friends across the water," but I too was unable to confirm it on the net. You didn't mishear or misinterpret. - A.

So he was actually particularly addressing the UK by "across the waters"?

Avangi · Answer

chivalrySo he was actually particularly addressing the UK by "across the waters"?

No, he was addressing his fans in all the countries of the world, except the one from which he was speaking.

"Across the waters" = "across the oceans." (ALL of the oceans)

I can't imagine why the expression doesn't turn up on the net. It does seem a bit archaic, but that should not scare off Google.

In "olden times," people had to travel by ship for days or weeks to reach foreign countries. "Across the waters" had a stronger meaning. (Okay, okay! Many foreign countries are contiguous.)

Let's say that "across the waters" emphasizes the most distant countries.

(But it doesn't mean to exclude anyone.)

AvangiI'm looking forward to seeing what my fans around the world are gonna come up with.

Chivalry · Answer

Avangi
chivalrySo he was actually particularly addressing the UK by "across the waters"?
No, he was addressing his fans in all the countries of the world, except the one from which he was speaking.
quote user="Avangi"]
But you said it in your previous post in this thread that "across the waters" is the variation of "across the atlantic" (or something alike), which often means the across the ocean between the US and the UK. And now what you said is kind of contradicting to that.

Avangi"Across the waters" = "across the oceans." (ALL of the oceans) I can't imagine why the expression doesn't turn up on the net. It does seem a bit archaic, but that should not scare off Google.
http://www.google.com/search?q=across+the+waters&hl=zh-TW&prmd=ivns&ei=-XL1Ta7JIIyevQO2p5XbBg&start=0&sa=N&biw=1094&bih=618

Before you said that, have you even checked it yourself though?

This was what googled turned up with when I entered the phrase, there's no helpful result coming out from a

dictionary or a reliable resource, otherwise I wouldn't have to bother to come up here and make a long post.

Hope that clarifies!!!

Avangi · Answer

chivalryI wouldn't have to bother to come up here and make a long post.

Or, you could slow down and read more carefully. All of your questions and accusations have been addressed and readdressed.
Try to take things in a logical sequence, instead of stirring everything up in a pot.

The answer to your original question was in the sentence which you neglected to include in your original post.

chivalry Two, is the usage even correct? Because I googled it and I've found no such usage in similar expressions.

I confirmed this. I suppose "in similar expressions" is open to interpretation. "across the waters"

Your recent 94.6 million hits for this are irrelevant.

Best regards, - A.

Anonymous · Answer

Context alone will indicate whether the Atlantic is meant or all oceans. However, the word water should be in the singular "across the water" (yes, as stated by someone else, this is an American version of "across the pond"). The fact that he used the plural "waters" would indicate that he means everyone. As he was speaking, rather than reading, I would ignore the redundancy with "open to the whole world" comment (or whatever it was; don't have the exact quote in front of me).

And, as an aside, conversational English is rarely straightforward, especially where idiom is concerned. Lighten up.

Avangi · Answer

Anonymous the word water should be in the singular "across the water

It may be archaic, but I believe "across the waters" is a fixed expression.

(similar to ". . . . in these waters.")

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