Where do you put up?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi All,

Where do you put up?

What does above sentence mean? In which situation we have to use it?

Thanks
Vinay

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I only know ‘to put up with someone/something’.

And to me that means 'to tolerate something/someone even though I don’t like it/them.

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Where do you live?

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Ok, thanks

Vinay

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Which English I have to practice?

  1. American
  2. British
  3. Both
  4. Is there any other English exists?

I am in confusion, please explain me.

Thanks in advance
Vinay

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Nbninay,

It’s not all that important which variant of English you speak.

Yes, there are several different variants, but the differences are trivial. Speak one, and you’ll be understood 99.5% of the time by any of the other variants. Differences are trivial, limited to minor vocabulary changes, occasional idiomatic differences, pointless spelling variations, and minor pronunciation changes.

If you decide to live in an English speaking country, then you’re going to automatically adopt some of the features of that variant, just because you’ll be hearing them all the time. Otherwise, it’s something of a false issue to concern yourself about.

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Also, I’ve never heard the usage of ‘where do you put up’ as a synonym for ‘where do you live’.

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Skrej,

Thanks for your reply,

Actually day by day I am hearing new words and sentences; it’s very difficult to remember those entire things as a non native speaker. For example yesterday I come across above mentioned question; I was unable to reply back to him.

Thanks
Vinay

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" Put up " is usually asked when someone is enquiring where you are staying, as in an Hotel or Boarding House. ( Temporary dwelling place.)

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Hello,

Do you ever use the word ‘sojourn’? Is it used often?

All the best,

Dimitar

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I have never heard it (sojourn) in conversation, ever. Books use it, though.
People usually say “stay,” “visit,” or “travel.”

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It really is said quite a lot in England. Companies whose reps are staying only overnight or for a couple of days will be asked, " Where have they (the company) put you up "?

Kitos.

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Hi Bill,
Your sentence is perfectly understandable, while “Where do you put up?” in my opinion, requires an object.

etc. americancorpus.org/
When a company puts you up, you are an object.

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Good morning Milanya. The use of the term " put up " could refer to dozens of things.
Put up with something or someone as Andrea suggests.

Ski’s suggested " live " drew me to the conclusion that the answer could be that which I posted.

The sentence / question, like many that are asked here, had insufficient context.

Bill.

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Hi Bill, you are right, although my dictionary views “put up” and “put up with” as different phrasal verbs.