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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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Some problems just popped out
I can't make it tonight. Some problems jsut popped out/up and I have to work over time.
Is it "popped out or up" in the above context? Thanks.
Is it "popped out or up" in the above context? Thanks.
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I think it's "pop up". It's like in the internet, where so-called "pop-ups" appear unexpectedly on the screen to confront you with advertisements. That would be the logical explanation to my answer Greets, Chris
- I think it's "pop up".
- It's like in the internet, where so-called "pop-ups" appear unexpectedly on the screen to confront you with advertisements.
- That would be the logical explanation to my answer Greets, Chris
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I think it's "pop up".
It's like in the internet, where so-called "pop-ups" appear unexpectedly on the screen to confront you with advertisements.
That would be the logical explanation to my answer
It's like in the internet, where so-called "pop-ups" appear unexpectedly on the screen to confront you with advertisements.
That would be the logical explanation to my answer
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Thanks, Bluepalms.
I agree with you but the original uses 'popped out." I couldn't figure it out.
I agree with you but the original uses 'popped out." I couldn't figure it out.
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Feebs11The usual phrase would be "something has cropped up"Thanks, Feebs.
But does "poppep up or out" sound right to you?
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Once again, Feebs has used the exact word I would have used. Some problems cropped up, meaning they appeared unexpectedly.
No, "popped up" doesn't sound right to me. Perhaps you could use that for somthing that has been a recurring situation and has just appeared again. That accounting software error has just popped up again and I'm going to have a spend a couple hours tracking it down
No, "popped up" doesn't sound right to me. Perhaps you could use that for somthing that has been a recurring situation and has just appeared again. That accounting software error has just popped up again and I'm going to have a spend a couple hours tracking it down
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Thanks, GG.
But doesn't "pop up" also have the meaning of "appear suddenly?"
But doesn't "pop up" also have the meaning of "appear suddenly?"
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Yes, but... something that crops us has never appeared before or is completely unexpected. Something that pops up may have been there before. I'm not sure I can explain it, but use "cropped up" for your example.
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