Cute archaic phrase of the day.

put up (verb phrase)
to accommodate; lodge.
e.g. Where are you putting up now?

Someone asked me this today, and it was all I could do to stop myself from smiling. Why? Because I was reminded of a discussion some of us had during a workshopping session a month or so back, about ‘archaic’ phrases that people from our parents’ generation use, and how extremely out the place the phrases are. But because they’re so incongruent especially in our age, they’re kinda cute, in a retro sort of way. Other examples of cute archaic phrases: taking your breakfast/lunch/dinner in lieu of eating.

Any other examples you can think of?

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2 responses to “Cute archaic phrase of the day.”

  1. Aaron Avatar

    put up also means tolerate! But is “put up” as “to accommodate” archaic?!

    1. Laremy Avatar

      ‘Archaic’ as in: I don’t think it’s part of the lingo of the people of our generation and younger.

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