http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htm#135365Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:18:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:135365Mike in Japan0http://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htm#135365http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-135365.xmlYeah, to me, 'don't tell a soul' adds a sense of gravity to the secret. Commonly used in Australia.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htm#135358Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:18:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:135358Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htm#135358http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-135358.xmlHi, When you think about it, it's interesting to compare don't tell any body and don't tell a soul . It's the corporeal versus the non-corporeal. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htm#135341Sat, 23 May 2009 21:18:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:135341MrPedantic2http://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htm#135341http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-135341.xmlKnoriko wrote: This book I'm reading is about modern NYC girls, but this character is raised in England. Maybe that's why she uses the phrase all the time?? Anyway thanx for replying, Clive! Yes, you do still hear it in ordinary British English. MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htm#131890Sat, 23 May 2009 21:18:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:131890Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htm#131890http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-131890.xmlYah,''please don't tell a soul" is an idiom which means dont tell ANY body,ie keep it to your self,and which is not a command.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htm#131495Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:18:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:131495Knoriko4http://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htm#131495http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-131495.xmlThis book I'm reading is about modern NYC girls, but this character is raised in England. Maybe that's why she uses the phrase all the time?? Anyway thanx for replying, Clive!http://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htm#131280Sat, 23 May 2009 21:18:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:131280Clive5http://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htm#131280http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-131280.xmlHi, In this idiomatic phrase, 'a soul' here refers to a person. Don't tell anyone Such references today are not common, and sound a bit poetic. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htmMon, 23 Mar 2009 22:18:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:131252Knoriko6http://www.englishforums.com/English/DontTellASoul/bjmcm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-131252.xmlHi. I found this website by accident. I'm very glad I did! I'm reading a novel and one character often says "Please don't tell a soul that...." Can anyone tell me what this means?