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Cat fold 525 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Put them up

“I say, Gadsby," said Mr Smith, as he entered a fishmonger's with a lot of tackle in his hand. "I want you to give me some fish to take home with me. Put them up to look as if they'd been caught today, will you?"
"Certainly, sir. How many?"
"Oh, you'd better give me three or four mackerel. Make it look decent in quantity without appearing to exaggerate, you know."
"yes, sir. You'd better take salmon, too."
"Why? What makes you think so?"
"Oh, nothing, except that your wife was here early this morning and said if you dropped in with your fishing-tackle I was to persuade you to take salmon, if possible, as she liked that kind better than any other."

1. Could you tell me what "put them up" here means?

2. Why did the speaker say “make it" instead of "make them"?

Thank you for your time and help!

  

Top answer

" Package them It's an old-fashioned term. Make it look decent >>> Make the amount of fish you give me appear decent This seems like an old-fashioned text. In Canada I never hear the term 'fishmonger" anymore.

— Clive

  • " Package them It's an old-fashioned term.
  • Make it look decent >>> Make the amount of fish you give me appear decent This seems like an old-fashioned text.
  • In Canada I never hear the term 'fishmonger" anymore.
  • Clive
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Put them up to look as if they'd been caught today, will you?" Package them  It's an old-fashioned term.

Make it look decent >>> Make the amount of fish you give me appear decent

This seems like an old-fashioned text. In Canada I never hear the term 'fishmonger" anymore.


Clive

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