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29 January
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Is up and (verb) commonly used?
For example: He upped and went mad
Is up and (verb) commonly used?
For example: He upped and went mad
For example: He upped and went mad
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29 January
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It’s not super common. But, it is a thing. Sometimes it’s used without conjugating “up” to the past tense. Especially in the phrase “up and left”.
“We were just sitting there and he just up and left!”
Which isn’t proper, but you’re likely to hear it that way.
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- English (US)
It’s not super common. But, it is a thing. Sometimes it’s used without conjugating “up” to the past tense. Especially in the phrase “up and left”.
“We were just sitting there and he just up and left!”
Which isn’t proper, but you’re likely to hear it that way.
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