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Pedants' corner

'Waiting on'

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floozle · 16/12/2010 21:11

Ok is it me or have I got this completely wrong? I have read so much about people 'waiting on' things to arrive (from mail-order companies etc). I always thought that 'waiting on' referred to people who worked in restaurants etc. Should it not be 'waiting for'?

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GrimmaTheNome · 16/12/2010 21:19

Its an americanism. See the usage discussion in here.

EthelredRedRobin · 16/12/2010 21:20

Thinks it's also a bit of a northern thing?

floozle · 16/12/2010 21:21

It just sounds so wrong and silly.

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MrsColumbo · 16/12/2010 21:42

i think it is a regional dialect thing -it is an expression in use where I live.

nickeldonkeycarrymary · 17/12/2010 13:10

it is American - we used to use it at Burger King.

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