keep someone posted
to keep someone well informed or up-to-date on what is going on
TRANSLATION
keep someone posted = jemanden auf dem Laufenden halten --- GOOGLE INDEX keep someone posted: approximately 6,000,000 Google hits
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IN THE PRESS
After creating his first public jailbreaking software for the iPhone in 2009, American hacker George Hotz then turned his attention to hacking the Sony PlayStation 3 gaming console and started a blog to KEEP FOLLOWERS POSTED.
(Gulf News)
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There's no further information for a release date yet, but WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
(Nintendo Internet forum)
(Gulf News)
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There's no further information for a release date yet, but WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
(Nintendo Internet forum)
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keep someone posted
verbal phrase
- to make sure that someone always knows what is happening
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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If a colleague says "I'll keep you posted", don't despair. You are not about to be nailed or tacked to the bulletin board in the hallway overnight. Instead, the colleague is simply indicating that you will be kept up-to-date on what is happening with a particular issue.
The word "post" stems from the Old English and Old French "post" (from Latin postis, post), meaning a piece of wood or timber. In the mid-17th century, the verb "post" developed to describe fixing something in a public place so that it can be read (a document, piece of paper). This further evolved to the sense of "announcing or publishing information", which is where the idea of keeping someone posted derives from.
Other similar forms of English "office speak" that you might find useful include:
- I'll keep you in the loop = synonymous with "keep someone posted" (I'll be sure to keep you in the loop as the project progresses)
- I'll get back to you = to provide someone an answer to a question or to give someone an update (I'll get back to you as soon as we find out what the problem is)
- I'll be in touch = to let someone know that you intend on staying in contact (Thanks for the phone call today. I'll be in touch within the next few days)
- Let's touch base = indicates that you want to have follow-up contact with someone (Let's touch base next week)
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"As the project moves forward, please keep me posted."
verbal phrase
- to make sure that someone always knows what is happening
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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If a colleague says "I'll keep you posted", don't despair. You are not about to be nailed or tacked to the bulletin board in the hallway overnight. Instead, the colleague is simply indicating that you will be kept up-to-date on what is happening with a particular issue.
The word "post" stems from the Old English and Old French "post" (from Latin postis, post), meaning a piece of wood or timber. In the mid-17th century, the verb "post" developed to describe fixing something in a public place so that it can be read (a document, piece of paper). This further evolved to the sense of "announcing or publishing information", which is where the idea of keeping someone posted derives from.
Other similar forms of English "office speak" that you might find useful include:
- I'll keep you in the loop = synonymous with "keep someone posted" (I'll be sure to keep you in the loop as the project progresses)
- I'll get back to you = to provide someone an answer to a question or to give someone an update (I'll get back to you as soon as we find out what the problem is)
- I'll be in touch = to let someone know that you intend on staying in contact (Thanks for the phone call today. I'll be in touch within the next few days)
- Let's touch base = indicates that you want to have follow-up contact with someone (Let's touch base next week)
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"As the project moves forward, please keep me posted."
