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Vdb Posted 10 years ago
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good on

Is the following sentence correct? If it is, could you tell me what it means?

"I never thought you'd be able to do it. Good on you for making it work."
  

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vdb Good on you I believe this is British. The American equivalent is "Good for you". vdb tell me what it means Hmm.

— CalifJim

  • vdb Good on you I believe this is British.
  • The American equivalent is "Good for you".
  • vdb tell me what it means Hmm.
  • What do you think it means?
  • It's not that complicated, is it?
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vdbGood on you
I believe this is British. The American equivalent is "Good for you".
vdbtell me what it means
Hmm. What do you think it means? It's not that complicated, is it?

CJ
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Oh, thanks Jim! I know what "good for you" means. I just didn't know what "good on you" meant. Thank you so much!
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vdbI just didn't know what "good on you" meant.
I believe it has almost completely dropped out of use in both AmE and in BrE in favor of "good for you". It's very rare these days.

CJ
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