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jays



Joined: 13 Oct 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:33 am    Post subject: What's on? Reply with quote

Do you use "What's on?" in English like "What's up?"?
If you do, what does it mean?
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CP



Joined: 12 Jun 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, it means, "What is going on? / What is happening?"
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eddfx



Joined: 27 Mar 2007
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have never heard �what�s on� used as �what�s up�. Is it new slang?

I only say what�s on when referring to TV like, �What�s on tonight?� Or I say, �What�s going on?� When I want to know what�s up.

Maybe I am getting old and losing my English ability. Shocked
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Lorikeet



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe it's regional. My 22-year-old never heard it either.
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