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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

STAND-UP

Hello friends,
I don't uderstand very well the meaning of this expression here:
'We met over there at her apartment, me and guitarrist Bruce Langhorne and STAND-UP bass player Bill Lee, ...'
Coul someone explain it to me?

Thankas in advance, Jo.
  

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' Could someone explain it to me? It's not totally clear to me, either. Perhaps more context might help.

— Clive

  • ' Could someone explain it to me?
  • It's not totally clear to me, either.
  • Perhaps more context might help.
  • It may mean that he physically stands up while playing the bass, but then that's what you normally do, isn't it?
  • 'Stand-up' also has an idiomatic, slang-y meaning that someone is not afraid to speak their opinions, not worried about what other people might say, never afraid to support their friends .
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Hi,

I don't understand very well the meaning of this expression here:
'We met over there at her apartment, me and guitarrist Bruce Langhorne and STAND-UP bass player Bill Lee, ...'
Could someone explain it to me?

It's not totally clear to me, either. Perhaps more context might help. It may mean that he physically stand
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Hm, it shows up quite frequently at Yahoo:

http://www.usamusician.com/bbs/ubb/Forum19/HTML/000145.html
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