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  1. 15-Oct-2012, 11:55 #1
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    He said, "I will never get retired. I keep working until I drop!"
    Does he mean "until I die"? Or something else?
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    Yes; it's short for "drop dead".
    I'm not a teacher of English, but I have spoken it for (almost) all of my life....
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    Default Re: drop

    Quote Originally Posted by English4everyone View Post
    He said, "I will never get retired. I keep working until I drop!"
    Does he mean "until I die"? Or something else?
    He either said "I will never get tired" or "I will never retire". He didn't say "I will never get retired" (or it's a typo).
    Remember - correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing make posts much easier to read.
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