A little question, please n_n''
Hey guys! How's it going? well, I have questions about some words and the correct use of some prepositions (I guess..) Here we go. I've been seeing and listening these kind of words: clean/clean up ... open/open up......
But I don't get what's the difference of using "open" instead of "open up", for example if I say "I opened up my eyes and I finally realized..." or if I say "I opened my eyes and I finally realized...". I mean, I don't know whether that is correct and why. Also each time I browse on google I often find "...opened up..." sooo... I guess that is the correct form..? I don't know hehe, I hope you can help me with this, thanks in advance!
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"I opened my eyes" is basically the same as "I opened up my eyes." But "up" is a slight intensifier.
However, in other contexts "open up" can mean things that "open" cannot mean. For example, "open up" means empezar a disparar: "The troops opened up with their machine guns and mortars." "open up" can also mean hablar abierta y francamente. "At first he was reluctant to speak, but he finally opened up" = but he finally begin to speak freely.
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