[Wikipedia-l] Re: [Wiktionary-l] English orthographies

[Gerrit Holl]

Jack & Naree wrote:
> "What's up?" I said, "Nothing? Why?", he looked at me, baffled; I looked
> back at him, baffled - we were using the same words, but speaking different
> languages; neither of us knew what we meant and why.

Can someone explain this one for me - not a native speaker?
I don'n know what "What's up?" can mean other than "What's the matter?",
"What's the problem?". I don't understand.

Gerrit.

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