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LearningCat - 28 Feb 2007 07:00 GMT

Here's what I read on a book.

The bus stopped at the top of the hill. "Here you are," said the
driver. "Out you get."

Does that "Out you get" means "Get out"?
What is he saying like that? Isn't it common to say "Get out"?
What's the difference?

Thanks.

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cybercypher - 28 Feb 2007 06:52 GMT

> Here's what I read on a book.
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> What is he saying like that? Isn't it common to say "Get out"?
> What's the difference?

That might also be expressed as "Out you go". It probably means that
the person being spoken to should get off the bus at that spot.

Saying "Get out" is giving an order and sounds as if the driver is
throwing the person off the bus. It's not polite.

On the other hand, "Out you {get / go}" might be used when talking to a
child or an animal. It doesn't sound particularly polite to me when
spoken to an adult. But this may be a local idiom in British English;
it doesn't sound like American English to me. I could be wrong about
that, though. American English has changed since 1983, when I left the
USA for Japan.

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LearningCat - 28 Feb 2007 08:11 GMT

> > Here's what I read on a book.
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Yes, the bus driver told it to children and the source was a british
TV program. Thanks.

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■MOBILE■ - 28 Feb 2007 07:32 GMT

I think you have got it.

> Here's what I read on a book.
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> Thanks.

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Fred - 28 Feb 2007 21:27 GMT

>I think you have got it.
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>> Thanks.

"Here you are." Now that's really telling them something.

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Nick Atty - 28 Feb 2007 07:46 GMT

>Here's what I read on a book.
>
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>What is he saying like that? Isn't it common to say "Get out"?
>What's the difference?

It's a matter of tone. "Out you get" would be said in a cheerful and
semi-jocular tone of voice - the driver is saying "we've got to the
place you wanted to go to, so now it's time for you to leave the bus".
There's nothing of the rudeness, and nowhere near as much of the feeling
of it being an order of saying "Get out!".

In a similar way, I'm about to say "up you get!" to my children. If
they remain in bed, it might turn into "Get up!".

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LearningCat - 28 Feb 2007 08:12 GMT

On 2월28일, 오후4시46분, Nick Atty <1-nos...@temporary-address.org.uk>
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> >Here's what I read on a book.
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> (Waterways World site of the month, April 2001)
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Very clear now. Thanks. :)

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Pat Durkin - 28 Feb 2007 16:08 GMT

> Here's what I read on a book.
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> What is he saying like that? Isn't it common to say "Get out"?
> What's the difference?

It's a cheerful motivator, rather than a gruff command, though the
imperative mood is evident. The famous Air Force Hymn (USAF, that is)
begins "Off we go into the wild blue yonder!"

But the word order is also seen or heard in lines spoken by nurses and
other caretakers, (and frequently ridiculed): "Here we are! We've been
looking for you! How are we today!"

"Hop on and away we go."

"Doors locked? Seat belts buckled? Then, here we go."

"Out (or Douse) the light and off you go to dreamland."

"Come, Josephine in my flying machine and it's up we go!"

"Have you seen the kids? Leave them alone just for one second, and off
they go!"

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Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2007

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