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 #2 (permalink) Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:16 am Re: What should I answerfor "what do you upto"? |
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Personally, I would answer, 'That doesn't make sense.'
It's the wrong verb.
The answer to the question, 'What are you up to?' depends on
a) What you are doing.
b) How precise or accurate you want to be with your reply.
- Nothing in particular.
- Just hanging around.
- I'm finishing off some work.
- Using the Internet.
- I'm in town doing some shopping.
- I'm about to go shopping.
The responses are endless.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Jul 21, 2011 15:25 pm Re: What should I answerfor "what do you upto"? |
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| Beeesneees wrote: |
Personally, I would answer, 'That doesn't make sense.'
It's the wrong verb.
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I dont know whats wrong with it.?... i've heard it alot, it offcourse depends on situation. maybe we should add "what are you going to to?" or "whats inside your mind"
I have got another question.
people use
someone use
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Jul 21, 2011 18:05 pm Re: What should I answerfor "what do you upto"? |
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'do' is the wrong verb. If you hear it a lot (not 'alot' - there's no such word as that either!) then the people who say it are not speaking English correctly.
a person uses...
people use...
The others depend on context:
It seems that everyone uses an iphone lately.
I have seen everyone use one of those at one time or another.
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