Queue up and line up
I went to walk around in Marks & Spencers after yoga class today. The following conversation is what I heard in front of the casier. Two western men were standing in front of casier. I was going into the queue by paying my food…..
American man: Do I line up in here?
English man: You mean queue up?
American man: line up?
English man: yes, queue up
Then they both looked at eachother and laughed, and said “well, I think we mean the same things!”
This reminded me my “line up” experience in L.A. when I saw a queue/line for wine testing in the Food and Wine festival, I would say “let’s queue up!”. This is not the correct way to say in the U.S. I have been told it sounds very UK. “Queue up” is common way to say in HK. Anyway, I remember well now I have to say “line up” when I am in L.A. again next time. ^_^V
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That’s right. And you’d better not get into a lift when you mean the elevator.
Well noted!