They went up to the university

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Originally Posted by symaa

Hello,

Is it more formal to use "go up" and "come down"? I think it's just old-fashioned

By the way would you please teel tell me what do you mean by "To the amusement of my better half"?

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When I use such expressions, I bring a sardonic smile to the face of her who must be obeyed, 'er indoors, the missus, the wife, Mrs fivejedjon.

She is, regrettably, of a lower social class than I

once I asked a english teacher why they added the (up) he tell me that it is for emphasize
but on the dictionary says the same told by fivejedjon

can someone give me a quick opinion on that?

Fivejedjon's and the dictionary are right about the phrase, but it's not used much nowadays. I can't see that up adds emphasis- not without more context.

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Originally Posted by laurinha88

Once I asked an English teacher why they added the (up). He tell told me that it is for emphasize emphasis,
but on the dictionary says the same told by as fivejedjon.

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Please see the amendments I have made to your post in red. Be careful with your use of capital letters and punctuation. Thank you.

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Originally Posted by fivejedjon

When I use such expressions, I bring a sardonic smile to the face of her who must be obeyed, 'er indoors, the missus, the wife, Mrs fivejedjon.

She is, regrettably, of a lower social class than I

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Okay, thank you so much for the explanation, and excuse me for the mistakes, I didn't check my post before submitting it.

Thank you.