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 #2 (permalink) Tue Jun 27, 2006 16:47 pm I'll be for it! (just put it briefly, will you?) |
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| Torsten wrote: |
| Now, one of the expressions Alan introduces in his newsletter is I'm for it. What was new to me is the fact that I'm for it can also mean I'll be in trouble. |
Hi Torsten
To put it briefly, I've always (only) heard "I'm in for it" with the meaning of "I'll be in trouble". I wonder if this is another BE vs AmE difference? This American speaker of English would understand "I'm for it" only as "I'm in favor of it". :shock: :lol:
Amy
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Jun 27, 2006 16:59 pm I'll be for it! (just put it briefly, will you?) |
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Hi,Torsten!
I agree with Amy.
I got this newsletter to my mail two days ago.I should admit that it proved to be the very interesting story and informative at the same time :D |
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Jun 27, 2006 18:43 pm I'll be for it! (just put it briefly, will you?) |
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| Torsten wrote: |
| Hi everybody, Alan frequently amazes me with his newsletters. |
Yes, and aren’t we the spoiled ones?
Also, being invitingly told that, should I sign on English-Test.Net, I would be welcomed by myself with a lovely smile was a great boost for my ego (can’t I be a little vain once in a while?) :D . It almost had me dashing to the nearest mirror to check, as my teenage daughter would do (it's a good thing she doesn't read this site!). |
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