meantolearn  +  128007 Wed, 17 Aug 05 11:30 PM I was watcing TV and 'first up' appears on screen. 1. Does 'first up' mean first (come) up? Can we say, "up first"? Later, 'up next' appears before the commercials. 2. Does 'up next' mean (will come) up next? Can we say, "next up"? Thanks, meantolearn Joined on Thu, Feb 24 2005 Regular Member 808 I think; therefore I am.

	Clive  +  128012 Wed, 17 Aug 05 11:42 PM Hi, 'Yes' to all your questions. Or, you could just say 'first....', 'next....'. The 'up' doesn't add a lot to the phrase, just a little informality. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,664 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo