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Gamboler Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Click up
From the dialogue of a British movie, 1959:
Well, I came out of the door and walked across the hall to the stairs, Then I have clicked up them. I stopped to the bottom of the stairs and called out: "is anyone there"?
Does click up mean climb?
Is it mainly British English?
I have only found for this verb the meaning of "to purchase something, often impulsively, on the internet".
Well, I came out of the door and walked across the hall to the stairs, Then I have clicked up them. I stopped to the bottom of the stairs and called out: "is anyone there"?
Does click up mean climb?
Is it mainly British English?
I have only found for this verb the meaning of "to purchase something, often impulsively, on the internet".
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If the transcription is correct (ignoring punctuation/capitalisation, which has gone a little awry) then it most probably refers to a clicking sound of one's heels on the stairs, probably suggesting a brisk pace. However, "I have clicked up them" doesn't seem to fit, "stopped to " should presumably be "stopped at ", and I don't see how the speaker can arrive at the bottom of the stairs having climbed up them. These things make me doubt the accuracy of the transcription.
- If the transcription is correct (ignoring punctuation/capitalisation, which has gone a little awry) then it most probably refers to a clicking sound of one's heels on the stairs, probably suggesting a brisk pace.
- However, "I have clicked up them" doesn't seem to fit, "stopped to " should presumably be "stopped at ", and I don't see how the speaker can arrive at the bottom of the stairs having climbed up them.
- These things make me doubt the accuracy of the transcription.
- I suggest you post an audio clip online if you can.
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If the transcription is correct (ignoring punctuation/capitalisation, which has gone a little awry) then it most probably refers to a clicking sound of one's heels on the stairs, probably suggesting a brisk pace.
However, "I have clicked up them" doesn't seem to fit, "stopped to" should presumably be "stopped at", and I don't see how the speaker can arrive at the b
However, "I have clicked up them" doesn't seem to fit, "stopped to" should presumably be "stopped at", and I don't see how the speaker can arrive at the b
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Thanks, GPY.
You were right. I misheard some words.
The real sentence is:
Well, I came out of the door and walked across the hall to the stairs. Then, I heard click up there. I stopped to the bottom of the stairs and called out: "is anyone there"?
I am quite sure she says "stopped to the bottom", not "at the bottom"
Although I agree with you with "at" soun
You were right. I misheard some words.
The real sentence is:
Well, I came out of the door and walked across the hall to the stairs. Then, I heard click up there. I stopped to the bottom of the stairs and called out: "is anyone there"?
I am quite sure she says "stopped to the bottom", not "at the bottom"
Although I agree with you with "at" soun
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gambolerWell, I came out of the door and walked across the hall to the stairs. Then, I heard click up there. I stopped to the bottom of the stairs and called out: "is anyone there"?It would have to be "I heard a click up there".
gambolerAlthough I agree with you with "at" sounding more natural than "to", I googled the expression
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