Revision as of 02:45, 4 April 2011

Google n-grams

particles

• turn up: US / UK
• acting up: US / UK
• his/her move out / his/her move up: NB: American English
• broke(n) up: US / UK
• broke(n) down: UK / US
• move down: US / UK
• stand down: US / UK

get

• get down US / UK
• get it down US (1x 10^-5) / UK (seems more prevalent in UK 1800)
• get it done US sharp rise after 1950 / UK
• get it over with US / UK (sharp rise 1900-1940)

• get in the bus vs. get on the bus: English
• get in the train vs. got on the train: UK

particles with participle

• his/her turning up: English

fused heads

• and/or whatnot US / UK