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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
Some stuff, AmE point of view
Hi
1) When you want to make your kind of messy room a little less messy, what do you do? What's possible or common in AmE, Clear up or Tidy up your room? My dictionary says "tidy" is mainly British, but only the adjective...
2) I can't say "there's a lot of sun", but I can say "It's very sunny", and "there's a lot of wind", right?
3) I say "Look at that!", but "Look there!", not "Look at there!", right?
Thank you
1) When you want to make your kind of messy room a little less messy, what do you do? What's possible or common in AmE, Clear up or Tidy up your room? My dictionary says "tidy" is mainly British, but only the adjective...
2) I can't say "there's a lot of sun", but I can say "It's very sunny", and "there's a lot of wind", right?
3) I say "Look at that!", but "Look there!", not "Look at there!", right?
Thank you
Top answer
1) Straighten up your room. 2) There's a lot of sun isn't totally awful. There's a lot of [sun / wind / rain / fog / mist].
- 1) Straighten up your room.
- 2) There's a lot of sun isn't totally awful.
- There's a lot of [sun / wind / rain / fog / mist].
- It's very [sunny / windy / rainy / foggy / misty].
- The second pattern seems to me to be more common.
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1) Straighten up your room.
2) There's a lot of sun isn't totally awful.
There's a lot of [sun / wind / rain / fog / mist].
It's very [sunny / windy / rainy / foggy / misty].
The second pattern seems to me to be more common.
3) Look at that! Most common.
Look there! Once in a while maybe. More likely
2) There's a lot of sun isn't totally awful.
There's a lot of [sun / wind / rain / fog / mist].
It's very [sunny / windy / rainy / foggy / misty].
The second pattern seems to me to be more common.
3) Look at that! Most common.
Look there! Once in a while maybe. More likely
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Perfect, thanks!
But... Is "tidy up" not used then, and "straighten up" is the most common one?
But... Is "tidy up" not used then, and "straighten up" is the most common one?
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Yes, in the U.S. we would "straighten up" or "clean up" a room. If I asked my kids to "tidy up" their rooms, they would think I was trying to sound like a character in a British movie. ("Just tidy up your rooms, and then we'll all have a spot of tea and crumpets!")
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That's right. You can't say "Tidy up" in the U.S. unless you're holding a cup of tea and your pinkie is raised!
CJ
CJ
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Hi Jim,
Gee, all these years as your neighbour in Canada, and I didn't know that.
Are you sure? I googled a bit, a
Gee, all these years as your neighbour in Canada, and I didn't know that.
Are you sure? I googled a bit, a
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I think if I said to my kids, "Let's tidy up!" they would say "What -- have you turned into Mary Poppins?"
(As opposed to"Let's clean up!" which would just elicit groans, rolled eyes and complete inactivity.)
(As opposed to"Let's clean up!" which would just elicit groans, rolled eyes and complete inactivity.)
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it really sounds that comical then? It's funny to think of such an everyday phrase (to us) provoking that reaction. 
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it really sounds that comical then? It's funny to think of such an everyday phrase (to us) provoking that reactionWell, maybe not that comical. Although when I think of khoff's example with young people, I agree that they might get a good giggle from being asked to "tidy up".
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