A British term which I hear and have seen on the HHF.
POPPING IN or POPPED IN-- I asked two British friends. One said it meant an unplanned, spontaneous visit the other said it meant a very short visit.
Explanation of a British phrase.
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midlandmike
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Yes, we use that in the context of if you were passing someones house and decided to pay them a visit, you might say that you'd just popped in to signify that you didn't expect any kind of hospitality and would move on if it was inconvenient.
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Thought all normal brits used popping!! lol
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STEVE G wrote:Yes, we use that in the context of if you were passing someones house and decided to pay them a visit, you might say that you'd just popped in to signify that you didn't expect any kind of hospitality and would move on if it was inconvenient.
Quite so, my good man!
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Is also commonly used in Australia e.g. Just popping down to the local!
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Re: Explanation of a British phrase.
It's an very good combination of the two.midlandmike wrote:
POPPING IN or POPPED IN-- I asked two British friends. One said it meant an unplanned, spontaneous visit the other said it meant a very short visit.
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Or, after staggering out of the pub at closing time, the explanation being " i only popped in for a swift one on the way home!"sandemb wrote:Is also commonly used in Australia e.g. Just popping down to the local!
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Is also commonly used in Australia e.g. Just popping down to the local! I forgot to add 'for a couple'. Couple in the English language is an undefined number - Oxford dictionary needs updating!
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With a name like midlandmike, I've always assumed you were a brummy!
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I`ve often popped in for a couple of pints (2) but that turned into a few.sandemb wrote:Is also commonly used in Australia e.g. Just popping down to the local! I forgot to add 'for a couple'. Couple in the English language is an undefined number - Oxford dictionary needs updating!
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Ok.I'll bite--What's a brummy?
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Someone who originates from Birmingham......midlandmike wrote:Ok.I'll bite--What's a brummy?
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There are 14 towns or cities in the US named Midland, 1 in Australia and 1 in Canada.
I'm from one of them
I'm from one of them
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septic for sure, not from the coloniesmidlandmike wrote:There are 14 towns or cities in the US named Midland, 1 in Australia and 1 in Canada.
I'm from one of them
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I can imagine the many from the midlands who aren't Brummies being quite offended by that!dtaai-maai wrote:With a name like midlandmike, I've always assumed you were a brummy!
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