Very British phrasal verb "to pop to"
I was on hurry so I poped to the supermarket and bought some milk and bread.
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Very British phrasal verb "to pop to"
I was in a hurry so I popped into the supermarket and bought some milk and bread.
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This is British English :) I don't kow if it is used at all in US English. But the past tense it has two "p"s in the middle - " I popped to the supermarket."
"I just have to pop out for a minute. I may be some time." The speaker may plan never to return - but the words say that it will be a short trip.
"Poped" would have a long "o" sound instead of the short "o" of "pop" and "popped" (and "popping").
But "poped" isn't really a word.
We do have "the Pope", who is the head of the Roman Catholic church - and who has a long "o" sound :)
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Oh - and "I was in a hurry so ..."
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Yes, this is very commonly used.
- I'm going to pop over to his house.
- I just popped to the shops.
- I'm going to pop out for a minute.
- Pop over whenever you want.
Note that "popped" in the past has two p's, not one.
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