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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

meet / meet up

Hi,

1. "I will meet up with you up at the airport by 6:35PM."
2. "I will meet you at the airport by 6:35PM."
3. "I will meet you up at the airport by 6:35PM"

Are these statements the same?

Thx
  

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#s 1 and 2 are essentially the same, but #3 is not natural English in my estimation. #1 suggests to me that the speaker (and perhaps the listener also) has a number of errands, and is arranging a meeting at the end of these tasks. #2 is a simple arrangement to meet.

— Mister Micawber

  • #s 1 and 2 are essentially the same, but #3 is not natural English in my estimation.
  • #1 suggests to me that the speaker (and perhaps the listener also) has a number of errands, and is arranging a meeting at the end of these tasks.
  • #2 is a simple arrangement to meet.
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#s 1 and 2 are essentially the same, but #3 is not natural English in my estimation. #1 suggests to me that the speaker (and perhaps the listener also) has a number of errands, and is arranging a meeting at the end of these tasks. #2 is a simple arrangement to meet.
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Perhaps I am wrong, but I feel that:

3. "I will meet you up at the airport by 6:35PM"

could work if up isn't seen as grouped with meet (part of a phrasal verb) , but part of the designation of the place, thus grouped in up at the airport, if say the speaker thinks that the airport is up (that is to the North, or on a higher area) from where he i
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Thank you, Mister Micawber and Marius Hancu, for your comments.

So:
1. I will meet up with you means I will meet you after I finish with what I am currently doing.
2. I will meet you
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