Re: Annoying use of prepositions

19:09, venerdì 4 aprile 2008, Bob Cunningham:
> martin_pentreath@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 said:
> 
>> The same with heading "up" a team.
> 
> I agree.  "Heading a team" seems to mean exactly the same as
> "heading up a team".
> 
> But why does "slow down" mean the same as "slow up", while
> "speed up" is heard, but not "speed down"?


"Stand up" and "sit down" are the first words I learnt attending
English lessons at school, ages ago in the last century.

According to my old dictionary there are also "stand down" and
"sit up".

Are they really used?


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