Tidy your area? your spot? your space?
Dear native speakers of English, please help me find the best noun for the above mentioned phrase. It's meant to be used by the families who live in studio 1 room appartments. Usually in such cases children just have a spot of their own, so what could the parents say to their children in English about tidying up of that spot? and also, when the child is finished, is it ok to come to their parents and say "I've finished tidying, come and see" won't it sound too official? is there a better way of saying that?
thank you very much, please be kind and also specify where you come from!
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It all depends on the tone of the parent. Since there are already good suggestions, I shall give some of the more forceful ones.
Clean up your mess!
Put your toys away.
Tidy them or I SHALL. You will regret if I do.
The kid, after tidying up, can simply say, "I'm done/finished".
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Tidy your area? your spot? your space?
Dear native speakers of English, please help me find the best noun for the above mentioned phrase. It's meant to be used by the families who live in studio 1 room appartments. Usually in such cases children just have a spot of their own, so what could the parents say to their children in English about tidying up of that spot? and also, when the child is finished, is it ok to come to their parents and say "I've finished tidying, come and see" won't it sound too official? is there a better way of saying that?
thank you very much, please be kind and also specify where you come from!
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Ruzzy, John, Jeff, thank you very much for your help! I've written down all the phrases.
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I would say:
Clean up your space.
Clean up your stuff.
Put away your stuff.
And them my sons would say:
Look dad, I'm done cleaning.
I'm from Pennsylvania, USA.
Here's something funny... I'm originally from Pittsburgh, PA and the dialect there is a little unusual. When I was a kid, my grandmother would tell me to "redd up" when she wanted me to clean. I don't think that would be understood anywhere outside Pittsburgh!
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Parents' dialogue -
Formal: Tidy your area, please.
Semi-formal: Tidy away your things, please.
Informal: Tidy up your stuff, please.
Child's dialogue -
Formal: I've finished tidying, come and see.
Informal: Look mum/dad, I've finished!
There are many more ways to phrase this.
(United Kingdom)
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