I'm going to the bar Anyone else coming? count me in! i believe the expression may originate from gambling, possibly poker, or some other card game where players are dealt a hand and then decide whether they are playing on by saying that they are either in or out The meaning of the prefixes is the same (negation the adverb), but they are still different prefixes. The phrase who's in? does exist in very informal english, at least in american english It is equivalent to saying who wants to participate in x with me? it is not used very often, at least in my experience However, people will understand what it means if you say it in conversation
For example, if you wanted to get food I'm feeling hungry, so i'm going to order pizza I am from india and not a native english speaker I do often hear people introducing themselves like hello everyone This is james is it an acceptable form in native english I just don't get the reasoning behind which one is correct in which situation
I am on it in your first example sounds like a shortened version of i’m on the case, a colloquial way of saying that the speaker is dealing with it In the context of some kind of dispute, as in your second example, they’re at it again means that they have started doing again whatever it was that was a component in the dispute. Rule to determine when to use the prefix im vs Un to negate a word starting with p [duplicate] ask question asked 14 years, 4 months ago modified 9 years, 2 months ago You'll need to complete a few actions and gain 15 reputation points before being able to upvote
Upvoting indicates when questions and answers are useful What's reputation and how do i get it Instead, you can save this post to reference later. When you are invited to the party from your boss and would like to join, is it appropriate to say i'm in Does it sound too casual in a business setting I'd like to know more formal ways of say.
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