Hi,
Is there any difference between:
- I will be there
- I will be up there?
and what do the sentences below mean:
- I’m gonna be up front.
- I’m gonna be right there?
Thanks in advance,
Simon.
Hi,
Is there any difference between:
and what do the sentences below mean:
Thanks in advance,
Simon.
I will be there = I will be in/at that place (wherever that is).
I will be up there = I will be in/at that place (a higher point or farther along: upstairs, up the street, on the mountain, in the sky, in heaven, etc.).
I’m gonna be up front = I will be at the front/at the head.
I’m gonna be right there? = I will be just at/in that place (wherever that is).
Here is a little illustration (I hope!):
Juliet (on her balcony): ‘Romeo, are you there?
Romeo (in the garden): ‘Yes, my love, I am down here. Well, I am up front by the garden wall, really, but I will be up there in a minute’.
Juliet: ‘No, no, you must go. The lark is singing already. It is dangerous for you here. Goodbye, sweet Romeo.
Romeo: Goodbye, my darling. I’ll be right there when you need me. I promise by the moon. All you have to do is call.
Somehow ‘up front’ doesn’t fit here… , maybe it’s too colloquial.
I agree with what Conchita says, but there is one thing that needs to be clarified or added.
This can mean that you will be physically near the front of something – a theater, a car, a bus, a concert hall, wherever.
However, just as often “up front” means direct and truthful. So, for example, a doctor who has to tell a patient that he has cancer might say, “I’m going to be up front about your condition.” It means, “I’m going to tell you the direct, full truth. I will not sugar coat things. I will not mince words.”
Everything’s clear and obvious now, thanks a lot.