Here is a lengthy list of knocking definitions:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/knock+up
Getting in touch with someone has only a very peripheral connection, if any,
with the British understanding of the term. Much more clearly understood
would be to knock someone up in the morning ....... that is to wake them up
and get them out of bed [or indeed at any hour] and minimise the period
between waking up and actually getting out of bed! A sense of urgency might
be implied.
The salacious slang expression would also be clearly understood given the
context of the conversation in which it was used :-)
I read somewhere that the north American use of joining the tips of one's
index finger and thumb into a letter O to express visually that something is
" A OK " might get one seriously assaulted or worse in some regions of the
world !!
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Time Out
>I thought it meant to contact as in "I'll get in touch with you."
> Perhaps it's both.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 1/6/2012 12:20 PM, John Hudson wrote:
>> The question should have been "Did she offer to knock him up" ? He was
>> sprawled on the floor possibly semiconscious, dozing or possibly passed
>> out.
>> In England's English, to "knock up" means to rouse from sleep, to awaken,
>> or
>> to bring to a state of attention. The man on the floor needed to be
>> brought
>> back to his previously seated position!
>>
>> jh
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bob Whitmire"<bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 12:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Time Out
>>
>>
>>> Two great peoples divided by a common language, or something like that.
>>>
>>> I'd love to have seen his face. And her blush when she learned what
>>> she'd
>>> said. Did he offer to "knock her up"? (Chris, did I get that right?)<g>
>>>
>>> --Bob
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 6, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
>>>
>>>> I believe it was Winston Churchill who described us as "..two peoples
>>>> separated by the same language." Brings to mind the story of our former
>>>> lab
>>>> supervisor Linda. Her daughter was in London for a time studying and
>>>> working at the Tate Museum. Linda went to visit for a while and one
>>>> evening
>>>> a group went to a pub which included Linda's daughter's boss. He was
>>>> about
>>>> Linda's age and the two struck up a conversation at the bar. He asked
>>>> her
>>>> what she did for fun in South Carolina and Linda responded..."I just
>>>> love
>>>> to shag!" (popular dance in coastal SC). Poor man fell off his stool.
>>>
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