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John liao Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
do up here vs do here? New Concept English 2.2
"Whatever are you doing up here Bill?" asked the vicar in suprise.
What is the difference in between "doing up here" and "doing here"?
What is the difference in between "doing up here" and "doing here"?
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john liao difference ... up Apparently, the vicar is somewhere higher than where his visitor came from. This can be said whether the visitor has just come up a staircase to see the vicar or whether he has just come up a hill to see the vicar.
- john liao difference ...
- up Apparently, the vicar is somewhere higher than where his visitor came from.
- This can be said whether the visitor has just come up a staircase to see the vicar or whether he has just come up a hill to see the vicar.
- CJ
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john liao difference ... upApparently, the vicar is somewhere higher than where his visitor came from.
This can be said whether the visitor has just come up a staircase to see the vicar or whether he has just come up a hill to see the vicar.
CJ
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CJ's response is the most likely. In BrE, it's possible that 'up here' could mean 'here in the north'.
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john liao"Whatever are you doing up here Bill?" asked the vicar in suprise.What is the difference in between "doing up here" and "doing here"?That's from the children's nursery rhymes (The Duke of York):
Oh, the grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of
The hill and he march
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