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The Something Awful Forums > Archives > General Bullshit > Why do people now say "Good on you"? It used to be...
 
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Corey Plumper
Nov 22, 2008

 They refer to two separate things op

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Corey Plumper
Nov 22, 2008

Guy Fleegman posted:

Expound, please. "Good for you/Good on you" are different? I never knew.

I've always felt that good for you refers to something external happening to the person you say it to and good on you refers to something the person you are talking to did by themselves. I am not basing this on anything other than my hosed up brain

Example A: Your friend won the lottery: "Good for you"

Example B: Your friend donates the lottery winnings to charity: "Good on you"

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