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S.P.I. Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Clarification
a) What's it TO you
b) What's it with you.
I know a) means something along the lines of 'what concern is it of yours'; does b) stand for the same thing? Or are the meanings totally different?
Thanks.
b) What's it with you.
I know a) means something along the lines of 'what concern is it of yours'; does b) stand for the same thing? Or are the meanings totally different?
Thanks.
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I. " as a fixed expression, so if you have in fact heard that precise wording, I would need to know the context in order to understand what exactly the question is. However, there is a similar expression without the word "it": " What's with you?
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- " as a fixed expression, so if you have in fact heard that precise wording, I would need to know the context in order to understand what exactly the question is.
- However, there is a similar expression without the word "it": " What's with you?
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Hi S.P.I.
I don't know "What's it with you?" as a fixed expression, so if you have in fact heard that precise wording, I would need to know the context in order to understand what exactly the question is.
However, there is a similar expression without the word "it":
"What's with you?"
People use that expression when they notice that someone is in a bad m
I don't know "What's it with you?" as a fixed expression, so if you have in fact heard that precise wording, I would need to know the context in order to understand what exactly the question is.
However, there is a similar expression without the word "it":
"What's with you?"
People use that expression when they notice that someone is in a bad m
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I agree with Yankee's "What's with you?"
There's also a more insistant version, "What is it with you?"
"What's it to ya?" is old as the hills, and means "What business is it of yours?", usually in response to a personal question. (That is, "Why don't you mind your own business?") My grandfather used to say it. It can be very rude! It's the
There's also a more insistant version, "What is it with you?"
"What's it to ya?" is old as the hills, and means "What business is it of yours?", usually in response to a personal question. (That is, "Why don't you mind your own business?") My grandfather used to say it. It can be very rude! It's the
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Hi Yankee,
I don't think I have heard it anywhere either, I think i just confused what's with you with what's it to you and came up with a meshed version of the two.
*I have no idea if what I said makes much sense, let me know if it does
I don't think I have heard it anywhere either, I think i just confused what's with you with what's it to you and came up with a meshed version of the two.
*I have no idea if what I said makes much sense, let me know if it does
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PS Avangi, I know what you are talking about. Old people have a way of saying the most inappropriate things without really sounding menacing
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