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Anonymous9n4 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Tidy vs. tidy up
Is there really any difference between tidy and tidy up ? Are there cases where, for example, the latter is more appropriate?
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There are probably no situations where you need to add 'up', but it is a common formation. 'Up' usually adds a note of completion, thoroughness, or emphasis in such phrasal verbs: Clean up one's room. Hurry up and do your homework.
- There are probably no situations where you need to add 'up', but it is a common formation.
- 'Up' usually adds a note of completion, thoroughness, or emphasis in such phrasal verbs: Clean up one's room.
- Hurry up and do your homework.
- Gather up all your belongings.
- Stand up and deliver your speech.
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There are probably no situations where you need to add 'up', but it is a common formation. 'Up' usually adds a note of completion, thoroughness, or emphasis in such phrasal verbs:
Clean up one's room.
Hurry up and do your homework.
Gather up all your belongings.
Stand up and deliver your speech.
etc.
Clean up one's room.
Hurry up and do your homework.
Gather up all your belongings.
Stand up and deliver your speech.
etc.
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