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Osee Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
what have you been up to?
As titled, can you tell me what this sentence exactly means? Does it have anything to do with "What's up"?
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" If you raise your voice on the "you" it implies that the person you're addressing has been up to some mischief. " I'd say "What's up? " Of course you can't deny that some people use it as a friendly greeting, expecting a reply but not an answer.
- " If you raise your voice on the "you" it implies that the person you're addressing has been up to some mischief.
- " I'd say "What's up?
- " Of course you can't deny that some people use it as a friendly greeting, expecting a reply but not an answer.
- This is also true of the subject query.
- Another version could be, "You can tell he's been up to something," meaning, mischief.
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Generally, "What have you been doing?" If you raise your voice on the "you" it implies that the person you're addressing has been up to some mischief. This would be true to a much lesser degree if you gave the same treatment to, "What have you been doing?"
I'd say "What's up? is much less personal, more like, "What's going on?" The answer might be, "My neighbor's house is on fire." Of
I'd say "What's up? is much less personal, more like, "What's going on?" The answer might be, "My neighbor's house is on fire." Of
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