"Meet up", "park up" ... why the "up"?

[goldstone]

People are always saying "let's meet up". Why the "up"? "Let's meet" is just fine.

And then there's "I'll be with you shortly; I'm just going to park up". Park up where? What's wrong with "I'm going to park"?

Both irritate me ... but then again, as I get older, a lot of things irritate me!!

I thought NSC would like me to share this with you.

Anyone else have other irritating figures of speech which they'd like to share?

 

[Frutos]

- "Holibobs"

- "Can I get a/an..."

- "Like"

 

[Bozza]

What about the classic Bristolian query of "Where are you to?"

What is "to" doing at the end of that question?

 

[Luke93]

"I'm off to Tescos"

It's Tesco.

 

[ExmouthExile]

Shut the **** up

 

[goldstone]

What about the classic Bristolian query of "Where are you to?"

What is "to" doing at the end of that question?

The version I've heard is "where are you at". The "at" is as unnecessary as the "to".

 

[Fred Oliver - Legend]

The version I've heard is "where are you at". The "at" is as unnecessary as the "to".

Isn't it 'where you at?'

 

[banjo]

What's up.

 

[Baldseagull]

People are always saying "let's meet up". Why the "up"? "Let's meet" is just fine.

And then there's "I'll be with you shortly; I'm just going to park up". Park up where? What's wrong with "I'm going to park"?

Both irritate me ... but then again, as I get older, a lot of things irritate me!!

I thought NSC would like me to share this with you.

Anyone else have other irritating figures of speech which they'd like to share?

Did you think of this while washing up the dishes? Or did you wake up with the thought in your head?

 

[pasty]

- "Can I get a/an..."

Irritates the hell out of me too. It is a apparently an Americanism that has crept in over here. Americans do not understand the concept of "may I have" as they understand that to mean not having to pay for something.

 

[knocky1]

Cheer up although you have screwed up by not liking meet up as it is one of many phrasal verbs that are followed by the preposition 'up'. I won't pick you up on park up as that is probably American or modern urban.
Look up some more they are plentiful.

 

[Garage_Doors]

Vacation.

Have seen it written and spoken for the younger generation, "going on vacation soon"
No you are not you ****ing idiot your going on holiday, are you American, have you ever been to America, do you even no where America is on the map !!!
No you ****ing don't !!!

and breath

 

[Fungus]

"What are you doing of?"

 

[Frank Inkerman]

My wife says "it's more than you think for" - never understood that "for" on the end, but then she is from East Sussex so not sophisticated like us West Sussex folks.

 

[Frank Inkerman]

and the other "up" that irritates me is "I phoned them up" or "I called them up", totally unnecessary - just thought that I'd post this up.

 

[sully]

What about the classic Bristolian query of "Where are you to?"

What is "to" doing at the end of that question?

Bristolian?

That's Cornish.

When they want to know someone's location, they also ask "where's he to?"

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Chill ya beans

 

[Return of the Rev]

Going up to win the cup? should be going to win the cup!

 

[Fungus]

Any variation of "it may be ... but", eg. "it may be winter, but it's quite warm", when they mean "it IS winter, but it's quite warm". No "may" or "maybe" about it. Grrr.

 

[GT49er]

It's very common - not just the examples the OP gives (though I admit 'park up' might be a bit American), so I don't really see why it should be annoying.

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Wouldn't it be a turn up if this whole thread was a wind up?