"Put Up" Representation?
I was checking the noun "stead" in Oxford dictionary, and I found the following example sentence, in which the phrasal verb, "put up", has been used:
"An accurate representation of the facts was soon put up in its stead."
The use of "put up" to mean "submit" or "to present a proposal to a person or body for consideration or judgment" is a common usage in Singapore English. Has the phrasal verb now been accepted in Standard English, too?
Thank you very much
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In standard English (at least, standard British English), "put up" can mean "submit" or "present", including meanings such as "submit/present a proposal to a person or body for consideration or judgment". This usage does not strikes me as particularly unusual, or as something that might recently have been adopted from Singapore English. My feeling is that it has been around in BrE for a long time.
- In standard English (at least, standard British English), "put up" can mean "submit" or "present", including meanings such as "submit/present a proposal to a person or body for consideration or judgment".
- This usage does not strikes me as particularly unusual, or as something that might recently have been adopted from Singapore English.
- My feeling is that it has been around in BrE for a long time.
- "stead" is quite an unusual word, by the way, and is mostly restricted to a few set patterns.
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In standard English (at least, standard British English), "put up" can mean "submit" or "present", including meanings such as "submit/present a proposal to a person or body for consideration or judgment". This usage does not strikes me as particularly unusual, or as something that might recently have been adopted from Singapore English. My feeling is that it has been around in BrE for a long t
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