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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1. What's the difference between "wait up!" and "wait!"?

2. Oh man! She sings above perfect.
- Is this natural?

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd

[Corey]

Hi,

1 - You use "wait up" when you are behind someone and you want the person to stop until you are with them.

"Wait" can be used to mean the same thing. It can also be used in many other ways. For example, a child wants to start eating dinner before other people and the mother says "wait!"

2 - I have never heard this before but I assume it means the woman has an excellent voice.

Good luck,

Corey
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[bud]

1. "Wait up" (with additional words) can also mean to delay going to bed for some reason - often for someone to return home. "I'm going to wait up until Michelle gets home from the party."

2. Steven, it's not very natural. "Perfect" is not a very good adjective for something as subjective as singing. "Perfect" to you may be "mediocre" to me. It would be useful to describe a singer's performance as perfect when comparing it to past performances of that singer. "She always sings great, but last night she sang perfectly!"

Your thought can be expressed natutrally in many ways. Here are a few:

No one sings better than she does.
She sings beautifully.
She's an extrememly talented singer.
She sings like an angel.