fetch up in AmE

**ostap77** · 11-Oct-2011, 17:42

"She traveled throughout Europe and eventually fetched up in Italy."

Do you ever use "fetch up" for "end up" in AmE?

**Barb_D** · 11-Oct-2011, 18:01

Never.

**ostap77** · 11-Oct-2011, 18:28

Originally Posted by Barb_D

Never.

Would a John Doe ever say things like "Fetch me a beer" or "I'm not going to be fatching amd carrying for you all day long"?

**Barb_D** · 11-Oct-2011, 18:53

Fetch meaning to "go and get something" sure. Not to mean "end up."

I need to fetch Mary at the airport. Could you fetch me a beer, please?

**bhaisahab** · 11-Oct-2011, 19:02

"Fetch up" to mean "end up" or "arrive at" is or was used in BrE. I have never used it myself, but I have heard it.

**emsr2d2** · 11-Oct-2011, 20:23

Originally Posted by ostap77

Would a Don Joe ever say things like "Fetch me a beer" or "I'm not going to be fatching amd carrying for you all day long"?

Did you mean "John Doe" instead of "Don Joe"?

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