"drop by"-- was: Re: "meant to have"

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

"Drop by" may be a blend---from "stop by" (the house; followed by an invitation to come in) + "drop in" (Santa Claus style?)
 
Gerald Cohen
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Original message:
Yes, bad Brits! But then we're meant to be a bit eccentric, ^aren't we.

And in our favo(u)r we don't say "drop by" - how exactly can you drop by?

David Sutcliffe

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