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Jjf Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
BrE: "Wait for it..."
I heard the announcer on the BBC say this the other day. I don't remember the exact situation, so I'll invent one:
"She arrived at the party in (wait for it) a moped."
Basically he used "wait for it" as an funny commentary, in effect saying "pause to savor this moment of delicious irony." I'd never heard the phrase before, but I thought it was hilarous. Is this a common expression in BrE to convey sarcasm or dry humor?
"She arrived at the party in (wait for it) a moped."
Basically he used "wait for it" as an funny commentary, in effect saying "pause to savor this moment of delicious irony." I'd never heard the phrase before, but I thought it was hilarous. Is this a common expression in BrE to convey sarcasm or dry humor?
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Hi, I'd say 'yes', although I haven't been in Britain for a long time. It's not a new expression. My understanding of its origin is that it comes from the army.
- Hi, I'd say 'yes', although I haven't been in Britain for a long time.
- It's not a new expression.
- My understanding of its origin is that it comes from the army.
- The image is the sergeant giving orders to a group of soldiers.
- They know he is going to give the order, 'Forward march!
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Hi,
I'd say 'yes', although I haven't been in Britain for a long time.
It's not a new expression. My understanding of its origin is that it comes from the army.
The image is the sergeant giving orders to a group of soldiers. They know he is going to give the order, 'Forward march! He says 'Forward .....' and pauses. Some young soldier starts to step forward, and the ser
I'd say 'yes', although I haven't been in Britain for a long time.
It's not a new expression. My understanding of its origin is that it comes from the army.
The image is the sergeant giving orders to a group of soldiers. They know he is going to give the order, 'Forward march! He says 'Forward .....' and pauses. Some young soldier starts to step forward, and the ser
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JjfI heard the announcer on the BBC say this the other day. I don't remember the exact situation, so I'll invent one: "She arrived at the party in (wait for it) a moped." Basically he used "wait for it" as an funny commentary, in effect saying "pause to savor this moment of delicious irony." I'd never heard the phrase before, but I thought it was hilarous. Is this a commo
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This is being used all the time now in commercials. So is so ****... (Wait for it)... Annoying!
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