Meaning of I'M DOWN FOR IT and I'M UP FOR IT - A Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So, in English, when you say I'm down for it,
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it means that you want to do something.
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If we were living in an earlier time
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where we were allowed to go out,
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and if my brother called
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and said do you wanna go out for dinner tonight?
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I could respond by saying yeah, I'm down for it.
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I think I could go out for a good burger
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and maybe some fries.
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I'm definitely down for it.
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So, in English, when you say I'm down for it,
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it means basically, yes.
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If someone was to say to me
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do you wanna go out and see a movie this Friday night?
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If maybe my friends said that,
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and if we weren't all in self-isolation,
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I would say, yes, I'm totally down for it.
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I could really use an evening out
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and a little bit of a distraction.
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A movie would be great.
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I'm down for it.
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So, pretty simple phrase.
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I'm not sure what it comes from,
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but it could be from the time
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when people would write their name down
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if they wanted to do something.
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So, you could say I'm down for it, it's slang,
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but it is very common.
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Here's how English is weird, though.
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If my brother called and asked
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if I wanted to go out for dinner,
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I could say, yes, I'm up for it.
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So, the phrase I'm down for it
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and I'm up for it mean exactly the same thing.
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So, if my brother said, hey,
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do you wanna go to a restaurant tonight
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and have a meal?
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I would say, sure, I'm up for it.
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I'm totally up for it.
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Kind of a weird language, isn't it.
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So, do you wanna go see a movie tonight?
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You could say, yes, I'm down for it.
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Or you could say, yes, I'm up for it.
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Either way, you're saying the same thing,
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and you're agreeing to do what the person is asking.
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Anyways, I'm up for going out,
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and I'm down for going out, but I can't yet.
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We are still, in Canada, being told to stay home,
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so that's what we're going to do.
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Anyways, Bob the Canadian here
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and you're learning English with me.
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And I hope you're having a good day.
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By the way, I do have a new video up on my other channel.
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Go take a look at it.
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