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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
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What is the difference between "Make sure that sign's the right way" and "Make sure that sign's the right way up", or between "Is that the right way?" and "Is that the right way up?" What does the "up" mean here?
  

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lucas21c What does the "up" mean here? Pointing toward the sky. "the right way up" is a single idiomatic expression.

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  • lucas21c What does the "up" mean here?
  • Pointing toward the sky.
  • "the right way up" is a single idiomatic expression.
  • Its opposite is "upside down".
  • If you stand with your head on the floor and your feet pointing toward the sky, you're upside down.
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lucas21cWhat does the "up" mean here?
Pointing toward the sky.

"the right way up" is a single idiomatic expression. Its opposite is "upside down".

If you stand with your head on the floor and your feet pointing toward the sky, you're upside down.

CJ
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"u?op ?pisdn" is "upside down" upside down Emotion: smile.
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Can I omit 'up'? Or, should I say the whole set, 'the right way up'?
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lucas21cCan I omit 'up'?
No.

Say "the right way up" or "right side up".

The sign is the right way up.
The sign is right side up.

CJ
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If you are referring to the direction the sign is facing you would say make sure the sign is the right way round.
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