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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Search one up / search for one
A: Do you know the comedian?
B: No, I should search him up.
I have seen the sentence 'search one up' but I usually see and use search for one like 'I should search for him' And then is there a meaning and usage difference between them, you think?
Thank you so much as usual in advance!
B: No, I should search him up.
I have seen the sentence 'search one up' but I usually see and use search for one like 'I should search for him' And then is there a meaning and usage difference between them, you think?
Thank you so much as usual in advance!
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"search someone up" is not standard English as far as I am aware.
- "search someone up" is not standard English as far as I am aware.
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If it was spoken, I wonder if the person's brain crossed "look him up" and "search for him" and that's what resulted. It's not uncommon to start talking with one thought in mind and switch mid-stream. (If you saw this in writing, though, who knows!)
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BarbaraPAIf it was spoken, I wonder if the person's brain crossed "look him up" and "search for him" and that's what resulted.Yes, very good idea. Very possibly a confusion between "search for someone" and "look someone up".
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Thank you both so much and here are the original sentences.
A: Who is Jerry?
B: He is one of the most famous stand up comedians.
A: Really, maybe I should search him up.
Do you still think the phrase is wrong?
A: Who is Jerry?
B: He is one of the most famous stand up comedians.
A: Really, maybe I should search him up.
Do you still think the phrase is wrong?
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Casual and slang usage evolves faster than I can keep up.
I'm with GYP in that I'm not aware of this as standard English, but 1) it could be used somewhere, or 2) it could be common slang somewhere. I don't usually like to say "It's wrong!" because someone can usually come up with an example of where it's right.
But I can't recommend you use it yourself.
I'm with GYP in that I'm not aware of this as standard English, but 1) it could be used somewhere, or 2) it could be common slang somewhere. I don't usually like to say "It's wrong!" because someone can usually come up with an example of where it's right.
But I can't recommend you use it yourself.
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