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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread carry on #118998 01/07/2004 1:10 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "Finally, there is the verb-phrase, to carry on. In the United States it means to make a great pother; in England it means to persevere. But the record must have an end." The most frequent use of "carry on" that I remember was in Basic Traing in the Army, when an officer was leaving room where EM were at attention. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: carry on #118999 01/07/2004 8:13 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Carry on in the sense of making a fuss, I associate with cockneys. "She was carrying on summat chronic." I would say it meant continue rather than persevere. Hence the titles of the Carry On series of films of the 1960s and 1970s. I understand they are not well known in foreign parts, so here is IMDB's list of some of them: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060214/recommendations Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: carry on #119000 01/07/2004 8:19 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago "Carry on" will *forever be associated with 1976! http://home.midsouth.rr.com/padfoot/intro.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: carry on #119001 01/07/2004 8:47 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont rock on!! that song changed my life... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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