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Mark's Email Mistake: 9: Another Email?

Ali

Err...Mark...The email you sent about stupid Peter...it's just popped up in my inbox!!!

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Episode 6

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Pop up – popped up – popped up

Meaning: If something pops up, it appears suddenly or unexpectedly.

Grammar: This phrasal verb doesn't usually take an object.

A few problems have popped up

He popped up a birthday cake - NOT CORRECT
He popped up it - NOT CORRECT

Example sentence: She's really famous now – her photograph pops up everywhere – on TV,magazines and the internet too.

Synonyms: appear, arise, happen, occur, crop up, turn up, come up

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