Native English speakers, question !

[Colleen Thomas]

Re: Re: Re: Colly:

Ah ha ha, I didn't even think of that (I was not making fun of you). P.

Awww, I lik eit when ya make fun of me, with you it's always laughing with rather than laughing at

-Colly

 

[snooper]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Native English speakers, question !

This is oddly fascinating. I must need coffee.

Sorry it took so long, but I had to buy some more beans, then roast them, then ....
Anyway http://uk.geocities.com/charmbrights/12_4_38.gif

 

[DirtyJJ]

Hey Snoops,

He up and did something is also a southern colloquialism. It usually is used to show a sudden decision that is inexplicable, given the person's earlier behavior.

There is usually an impled verb that is ommited.

We were all eating dinner when the parson just (got) up and left.

We were just settleing into the blind when Bubu just (jumped) up and started shooting.



-Colly

Colly, thanks for adding this info - my first thought was that to say he "up and left" was sort of an improper use of the word and didn't sound right to me, but it makes more sense when you show that a verb is implied.
JJ

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Colly, thanks for adding this info - my first thought was that to say he "up and left" was sort of an improper use of the word and didn't sound right to me, but it makes more sense when you show that a verb is implied.
JJ

JJ,

Just a warning. That usage is not considered proper. At best it's informal. Limit its use to dialogue. Using it in narrative is almost guaranteed to make strong-willed grammarians faint while those with weak hearts could just up and die.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[SnoopDog]

...with weak hearts could just up and die....

Rumple Foreskin

LOL.

Snoopy

 

[DirtyJJ]

JJ,

Just a warning. That usage is not considered proper. At best it's informal. Limit its use to dialogue. Using it in narrative is almost guaranteed to make strong-willed grammarians faint while those with weak hearts could just up and die.

Rumple Foreskin

That's what I thought - it just didn't sound correct to me, but I suppose it is just informal.

But Rumple, please do not just up and die!
JJ

 

[DirtyJJ]

My first double post!!!

 

[SnoopDog]

My first double post!!!

Welcome to the Lit community then

Snoopy

 

[matriarch]

Re: Re: Native English speakers, question !

This is no longer in use in real English; only in the USA do they still use this old dialect phrase. Most Brits would tell you that it is an Americanism, in spite of Dickens' use of it.

I beg to differ, Snooper, but that phrase is one I hear quite often in my part of the UK. Very common, especially with the older generation, and in rural areas.

Mat

 

[Colleen Thomas]

Colly, thanks for adding this info - my first thought was that to say he "up and left" was sort of an improper use of the word and didn't sound right to me, but it makes more sense when you show that a verb is implied.
JJ

It is impoper, but as a tool of dialogue it is very useful. I heard it extensively when I was a child, less so as a young adult, but it's still in popular useage with the older generations.

It's a very good way to denote people in the south. They speak slower, and tend to use more "homey" phrases than northerners.

-Colly