What's up?
Not so long ago, if someone asked me "What's up?", I might have replied - "Nothing. I'm just tired that's all."
"What's up?" meant "what's the matter?"
You would ask the question to someone who looked sad or seemed in a bad mood.
I suppose, like many expressions, it is an import from America.
It's the second use that gets on my nerves.
Do you remember Bugs Bunny chewing a carrot and then saying "What's up, Doc?"? I suppose in this case it was like "What's the matter?", because Elmer Fudd (Elmer Gruñon) was always grumpy.
And I imagine the instant messaging application that everyone seems to have - WhatsApp, is a play on words. In this case - it'd be "Hi! How are you?".
"What's up?" meant "what's the matter?"
You would ask the question to someone who looked sad or seemed in a bad mood.
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Nowadays, for many people, it's a way of saying "hi" or asking "how are you?".
I suppose, like many expressions, it is an import from America.
It's the second use that gets on my nerves.
Do you remember Bugs Bunny chewing a carrot and then saying "What's up, Doc?"? I suppose in this case it was like "What's the matter?", because Elmer Fudd (Elmer Gruñon) was always grumpy.
And I imagine the instant messaging application that everyone seems to have - WhatsApp, is a play on words. In this case - it'd be "Hi! How are you?".
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But people use it wrongly and much too often.
Laura di or Laura D??