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PonyFan Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Soup's on

Do you use the expression "soup's on" in your daily conversation?
  

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PonyFan Do you use the expression "soup's on" in your daily conversation? Yes. - A.

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  • PonyFan Do you use the expression "soup's on" in your daily conversation?
  • Yes.
  • - A.
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PonyFanDo you use the expression "soup's on" in your daily conversation?
Yes.

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Is the expression informal or regional?
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PonyFanIs the expression informal or regional?
Yes, it's informal.

My impression is that it's widely used throughout the US, so I probably wouldn't call it "regional."
I don't know if it's used in other countries.
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Thank you very much!
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Rarely.
When I do say it, it is usually Soup's up! meaning the meal is ready.
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CliveSoup's up!
I've never heard that one. Emotion: sad
I've always understood the "on" to mean "on the
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PonyFanDo you use the expression "soup's on" in your daily conversation?
No, but I see it written every day. It's a sign in the front window of every "Erik's Deli" shop.

CJ

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Avangi PonyFanIs the expression informal or regional?Yes, it's informal.My impression is that it's widely used throughout the US, so I probably wouldn't call it "regional."I don't know if it's used in other countries.
I don't think it's used much as an expression in the UK. I would only really understand it in a literal sense that the soup is cooking on a stov
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I also often use and hear It's soup, meaning that the process to make the meal has been completed.
I remember seeing, quite some time ago, a café that was named Soup's On. Soups, salads and sandwiches, of course.
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PhilipI also often use and hear It's soup, meaning that the process to make the meal has been completed.
I also like its corresponding partner, "Is it soup yet?"
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