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I'll Take you Up on That.

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00Sometimes I feel a little out of it saying "I'll take you up on that." Does the phrase below sound okay in this context?02br
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00Katie: I hope there is anyone who could volunteer his time for helping this gentleman in a wheelchair to get to the station. I wish I could, but I have my hands full for another commitment.02br
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00Scott: I could drive him there. What time should I be ready?02br
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00Katie: Thanks a lot, Scott. 01font01b00I'll take you up on that.02b02font00 Does three-ish sound okay to you?02br
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0 It's all right. 02br 02br 00 I've also heard it in a very slightly different context, which may or may not be more typical. 02br 02br 01i 00-- You have to come visit us when you're in California.

— CalifJim

  • 0 It's all right.
  • 02br 02br 00 I've also heard it in a very slightly different context, which may or may not be more typical.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00-- You have to come visit us when you're in California.
  • 01i 02br 00 -- I'll take you up on that.
  • 02i 00 (with the intention of visiting California sometime within the next three years)02br 02br 00 CJ0-
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0 It's all right. 01i00 I'll take you up on that02i00 expresses the acceptance of an offer, and that's what you have here.02br
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00 I've also heard it in a very slightly different context, which may or may not be more typical. (We'll wait and see what others have to say about it.) Specifically, I've heard it in the case where the offer is made
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0Does the expression show any thankfulness?02br
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0I think one has to be sure that when you are using the phrase "I will take you up on that," it is being used in a response to an OFFER. How do you know if it is an offer of that nature? I think the language in the sentence has to be very clear so that it leaves almost no doubt in one's mind as to the certainty of that. 0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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00I've also heard this phrase used to indicate that you want to dispute a point that someone has made. eg02br
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01font00A: George Bush was wrong to invade Iraq.02font02br
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01font00B: Wait a minute, 01b00I'd like to take you up on that02
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0Clive - you are right. Depending on the content and context of the converstaion. "to take someone up on something" could change greatly. 02br
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00If I said to you "I have a few friends coming over this weekend for a BBQ gathering, drop by if you have time".02br
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00You said "I having nothing planned. I guess I will take you up on it" (you just accep
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0 Re: the Iraq example02br
00 Wouldn't that be 01i00I'd like to take that up with you02i00?02br
00 I think I'd say that in preference to 01i00I'd like to take you up on that.02i02br
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0 00"I'll take you up on that" in a response to an offer --- could this be paraphrased as "I believe you are honest with that offer, so I accept it"? Wouldn't the expression sometimes put the offerer off, or maybe offend him/her as you don't have to say "I believe you." He/she might think, "You don't believe me?" Or, do you just get tickled pink when you hear people say that after you made a
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0Hi,02br
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00No, I don't see anything negative or offensive in the words. Much depends on the context, of course.02br
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00Clive0-
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0Nor do you see thankfulness in the words, either?02br
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00Hiro0-
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0 The idea of thankfulness doesn't enter into it, no.02br
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