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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject: be on |
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w: What are we on for tonight?
m: I'm looking forward to it. |
What does 'be on' in 'What are we on for tonight?' mean?
And what words can 'be on' be replaced with?
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MauraS
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:46 am Post subject: |
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This dialogue seems strange to me. The response does not fit the question.
"What are we on for tonight?"
This means "What are we doing tonight?" You can use this when you are making plans with someone. We could also say "What are we up for tonight?"
"To be on for something" means that you have made plans to do something. For example: "Are we on for tonight?" means "Are we going to see each other tonight?" but more casually.
I am going to take your question and answer it in my new voice podcast at culips.com. It is a good question. Is that ok? I hope so! |
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lotus
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:06 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
Maybe there's a comma after what.
What, are we on for tonight?
--lotus
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MauraS
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:30 am Post subject: |
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Yes, I was also thinking it could have been...
What? Are we on for tonight?
I agree with lotus. "What are we on for tonight?" sounds a bit unnatural. |
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