Paula
"I'm down for it", someone says when you invite her to do something, what it means? I am clearly super confused with it. For example: hey, who is down for a coffee? I'm down! ok... but what is the difference with "I am down for X" and "I'm up for X" Because it seems that it is the same thing. For example, I heard also people saying: I'm always up for a coffee. Meaning she always in a good mood to go drink a coffee. what is the difference? could you give me more examples? thank youuu
2016年6月24日 09:14
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mean the same thing but have different routes. i just have found an interesting explanation: " ...So there's the possible origin of "I'm up for that." It was first "I can get up for that". "I can gear up for that." - Got shortened to 'I'm up for that!" "I'm down with that" might have come from "Whose name can I write down for volunteering this Saturday?" "You can put my name down". " besides i guess "up" is more about some action (ready to go) and "down" is more about agreement with the current theme for example
2016年6月24日
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They're absolutely interchangeable in meaning. However, I'd say that "down for" is less formal, almost slang, whereas "up for" is more old-fashioned. I can imagine an elderly person saying "Are you up for_____?" but not "Are you down for______?" Hope that helps.
2016年6月24日
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They mean the same thing but contrary to what was stated here, 'down for' isn't new. I remember hearing it back in the 1970s.
2016年6月25日
This link says they mean the same. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Im-up-for-it-and-Im-down-for-it-mean-the-same-thing However, I have never heard "I'm down for it"; I have heard "I'm up for it". My advice is to stay with "up for it". Perhaps "down for it" is British.
2016年6月24日
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