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Bookmark or Share- "See you in the funny papers": etymology and meaningSee you in the funny paper[s] means "Goodbye, see you soon". A Dictionary of Catch Phrases (1986) by Eric Partridge and Paul Beale says: see you in the funny papers (—often and orig. I'll). 'This jocular farewell suggests that the person addressed is rather laughable: US: 1920s; extinct by the 1950s' (R.C., 1978).
- grammaticality - "See you Monday" vs "See you on Monday" - English ..."See you Monday" is more colloquial. For instance, you would say to a friend "See you Monday!", but if you were making an appointment for something more formal it would be correct to say "See you on Monday". The word "on" is implied in the less formal statement.
- What does "we’ll see about that" mean in this context?The wish is that the girl's mother gets better. The expected outcomes are that a.) the girl won't have to see the hospital again b.) she won't have to see you again. Now we can look at her response to that: GIRL-Thanks. Hospital. Yeah. You. We’ll see about that :) She is very likely expressing a wish to see you again in the future. Let's ...
- grammar - "See somebody do" and "see somebody doing" - English Language ...My grammar book says that if you saw the complete action you use do/get/drive: "I saw him fall off the wall." Otherwise you use -ing: "I saw him standing at the bus stop." A nat...
- What else can we say instead of "I see" or "I understand"?"I see." is informal, and is often used by friends talking to each other. The original poster is correct that "I understand" is more formal than "I see", and that both "I understand" and "I see" are often used by doctors who are listening to patients. If you are not being sarcastic, you could say: "I understand." (from the original post.)
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