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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

hold-up

Why is/what's the hold-up, let's go ahead.

I got my proposal in before Thursday, but you still haven't accepted it. Why the hold-up?

Are these sentences correct?
  

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Almost: Why / what's the hold-up ? Let's go ahead. ) I got my proposal in before Thursday, but you still haven't accepted it.

— Mister Micawber

  • Almost: Why / what's the hold-up ?
  • Let's go ahead.
  • ) I got my proposal in before Thursday, but you still haven't accepted it.
  • Why the hold-up?
  • -- OK
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Almost:

Why / what's the hold-up? Let's go ahead. (Idiomatically, 'why' does not take the verb.)

I got my proposal in before Thursday, but you still haven't accepted it. Why the hold-up? -- OK
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Thank you Mister Micawber.
Mister MicawberWhy / what's the hold-up? Let's go ahead. (Idiomatically, 'why' does not take the verb.)
That means, should I say, "Why the hold-up is"?
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No-- look carefully at the way I wrote it for you. Look carefully at the sentence that I said was OK. Generally, look carefully before you ask follow-up questions.
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