Don't be a stranger.

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New2grammar

#433143 Sun, 21 Oct 07 07:36 PM

Don't be a stranger!.

I always hear it on TV but have no clue why one would say that to their friends.What does the expression mean?

Thanks in advance!

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Clive

#433152 Sun, 21 Oct 07 07:53 PM

Hi,

Don't be a stranger!.

I always hear it on TV but have no clue why one would say that to their friends.What does the expression mean?

It means 'Don't act like a stranger, come and see me any time you want to'.

It's a rather folksy colloquialism that is used, regionally I think, in the USA.

Best wishes, Clive

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khoff

#433153 Sun, 21 Oct 07 07:54 PM

It's an idiomatic way of saying "don't stay away so long that we forget we know each other!" -- in other words, "keep in touch" (call, write or visit often).

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New2grammar

#433156 Sun, 21 Oct 07 07:58 PM

Now, it makes sense. Thank you, Clive and Khoff.

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