B birgit33 Member Joined Feb 27, 2011 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Swedish Home Country Sweden Current Location Thailand Feb 17, 2012 #1 Do "Sit upright"", "Sit straight" have the same meaning ?
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Feb 17, 2012 #2 birgit33 said: Do "Sit upright"", "Sit straight" have the same meaning ? Click to expand... "Sit up straight" is more usual.
birgit33 said: Do "Sit upright"", "Sit straight" have the same meaning ? Click to expand... "Sit up straight" is more usual.
B birendrapnayak Member Joined Jan 2, 2012 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Oriya Home Country India Current Location India Feb 17, 2012 #3 I think it should be sit up straight. However, sit upright is also okay. So both are possible.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Feb 17, 2012 #4 birendrapnayak said: I think it should be 'sit up straight'. However, 'sit upright' is also okay. [STRIKE]So[/STRIKE] Both are possible. Click to expand... Please state that you are not a teacher, birendrapnayak, and make sure that your replies are correctly punctuated. Rover
birendrapnayak said: I think it should be 'sit up straight'. However, 'sit upright' is also okay. [STRIKE]So[/STRIKE] Both are possible. Click to expand... Please state that you are not a teacher, birendrapnayak, and make sure that your replies are correctly punctuated. Rover