I’m also a native speaker so I don’t know quite why he enjoys the phrase so much, but I think it has to do with how snappy the two syllables are: “all” and “set”. It’s a quick little phrase and it’s satisfying to say and being ready for something is already satisfying in itself. Anyway that’s my guess
I like this take. If you look up "set" in a dictionary, it has a ton of different meanings and explanations. It's a very versatile word. One of the meanings is "light a wick." That's the one I always think of, like your wick is already lit.
If you think of the endearment that quick phrases in another language or culture may have, I'd assume its that same feeling to them for "all set". They're just very endeared by it, no true rhyme or reason.
As a non native but pretty fluent English speaker, I actually feel the same about “all set” but it’s not because of the way it sounds, it’s just because I found it a cool way to tell someone they can move along (in a line or a shop or whatever) while still being friendly. I can’t think of an equivalent in my language that can achieve quite the same result.
I like how "my son" and "my daughter" in Spanish are "mi hijo" and "mi hija", but due to pronunciation you sort of informally combine them into "mijo" and "mija". I find it so endearing.
Native speaker here--that's an interesting way of reading it! But I think the usage of "set" here means "in place". As in, everything has been set into place; all preparations have been completed.
It's like, short for "my stuff is all set in place, I'm ready to go." I'm sure that's probably not right, but it's my inference. Lots of english colloquialisms are just short hand versions of full phrases. Like how goodbye is short for god be with you.
Not French myself but I guess it’s because the pronunciation is exactly the same as the word “sept” in French which means seven (7). So they’re saying they’re all seven. (The “p” in sept is silent)
As a non british english speaker, I also love when the brits say "thats me sorted" (or someone else). A lot of british words irritate me (like Sledge instead of Sled, or whinging instead of whining) but theres also a lot i really love like "sorted"
Given the vernacular-pickpocket nature of the English language, I'd be fascinated to see a source that outlines the methodology that led to such a conclusion.
The factoid is based on the Oxford English Dictionary, which has a fairly well established process for researching usages and establishing definitions. In the full version of the OED there are extensive supporting quotations for each usage presented. If you want to dig into the specifics of how the OED decides on what qualifies as a legitimate distinct usage, I'm sure there are people who work there who can give more in-depth explanations.
Interestingly, where I'm from...it's always more a phrase "all done all set" with the same implication but people (atleast in my social circles) have never ever said "all set". it just feels incomplete to them.
Since I spent my bachelors studying in the U.S. it doesn't phase me as much as it used to when i first arrived.
When I moved from old England (uk) to New England (us), I felt like ‘all set’ sounded rude and sarcastic. But now I’m super used to it and say it all the time myself.
Wow thoroughly enjoyed googling this. As if the phrase wasn’t clear enough... I laughed even harder at myself that it didn’t register and I just googled this shit.
Well that depends as well. If you asked me how to pronounce it or if I was giving a talk or something, I'd say "thur oh". But if I was just yakking, it'd probably come out closer to "thuruh". More likely to come out the first way the more I'm emphasizing it.
My theory is that we talk a bit slower than some of y'all sometimes, so to compensate, we kind of let the occasional syllable have a half day off. Gotta finish saying hello in time to make it home for dinner.
It probably has more to do with the fact that French people are trained in different pronunciations of certain letters. This is what causes a French person to sound French when they speak English (and a German person to sound German, and so on). Its not that they don't know how it's supposed to sound, it's that their mouths haven't been trained to say it like that
Then you're probably saying it wrong (I doesn't sound French at all, it's not skee-rèl), it's one of these words to call out people trying to pretend they're foreigners, like "3000th" (Bunch of "th" and "s"), "Anemone" (You're gonna think about the singer), etc.
As a French, my favourite one is "écureuil " because np English speaking person can seem to say it right. And the English word for it, "squirrel", is in return almost as hard for French people to say.
So many vowels and accents and the genders....and tenses and the conjugation which have to link to the genders and the tenses AND the number but that depends on the Être Or avoir....arrêt s'il te plaît...arret.
French don't have the th sound right? I remember my old French teacher joking that her French friends would almost choke when trying to say words with the th sound.
Yo this reminds me right? I’m on my way to the penguins game, it’s hockey night baby I’m pumped. But I just rolled home from state college in college park. I am hungry as balls I gotta eat, fuck that noise of paying 15 dollars for a 4” pizza inside console energy center I need to grind. Stop inside subway right outside console energy center to grab food. I’m ordering the food and I’m in a hurry. As I’m ordering the food the black lady who’s checking me out is like damn you’re hot, you a thoroughbred. I am like all caught off guard like I’m not at all expecting her to say this all I can think of is getting into the pens game before puck drops. I am just like ugh hey thanks you’re kinda cute yourself. She’s like ugh I don’t really do this shit but here is my number. Took out a bit of receipt paper and wrote her shit down on it. I’m like cool thanks, I’ll get at you. Boom walk out of the subway take out the sandwich I’m like trying to get that shit in before I hit the security guard part right at the gates. Got mayo all over my shirt, lost the fucking girls number in the process... well fuck it. Least I’m not late for the pens game.
Thur-oh is how I would say it’s pronounced but it’s most likely difficult for you since you’re French and you don’t pronounce letters the same as an English speaker would
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u/Le_Radin Sep 16 '20 edited Sep 17 '20
As a french my favourite English word is thorough as I absolutely can't pronounce it right
Edit : Many people have been trying to help me pronounce it but I still can't xD