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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

to turn up somewhere

Hello,
Would it be wrong to say: "Guess who turned up at my door today?" I think that "turn up" has the element of surprise in this sentence.
  

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That's fine. You were not expecting whoever it was.

— BarbaraPA

  • That's fine.
  • You were not expecting whoever it was.
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That's fine. You were not expecting whoever it was.
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I wasn't. However, I have also seen "show up" used in the same context. I have no idea which one would sound more natural to a native speaker.
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They both sound fine to me. I see no real difference in meaning. You could also say "Guess who popped up...?"
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Thank you, Barbara.
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