Where does the phrase "parked up" come from?
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Why do people say "we parked up" rather than just "we parked"? It's crept into usage a lot in the last 20 years.
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Name: Jeff
Answer: This is one of the many expressions we got from the Americans. They say "meet up with" or "visit with" - they love prepositions with their verbs. I think that comes from German or Dutch, which has a lot of influence on American English.