playing up there or down there?

0If it is south or in a valley, it is 01i00down there02i00; if it is north or on the mountain, it is 01i00up there02i00; if it is none of these, you have the choice.0-

0 Thank you Mister!0-

0 As mentioned by MM, sometimes you have the choice between 01i00up and down02i00. Then, you may have to complete your speech with visual indications (by hand, by turning your head in that direction, etc). 0-

0 Up and down are sometimes used instead of north and south. For instence, "This Christmas, we went up Maine." 0-

0 That would have to be 'up to Maine'. 0-

0As I said, it's indicating northern Maine. The person started in Maine then went "up Maine" for Christmas. "Up to Maine" wouldn't make sense in this instance. 0-

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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10That would have to be 'up to Maine'.12blockquote

10If you're already in the state of Maine, "up Maine" would be correct, IMO. 0-

0Hmmm, sounds odd to me. Maybe an American English useage then. I can't imagine saying 'up Suffolk' if I already lived in Suffolk. 02br
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00Isn't there an American expression 'up country'? Perhaps it is related to that?0-

0Up to North Maine, then?0-

0Uh, I lived in Maine for 15 years. I can address this one.02br
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00If you are already in Maine, you'd say "upstate." Of course, Maine is unique, because it has an area called "Downeast" which is east, but still north for a lot of people. So when you go "downeast" you are often travelling north.02br
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00And actually, if you were really going to the n