# Britishism?  stop = stay

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britishism-stop-stay/293922>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 10, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britishism-stop-stay/293922 "2005-03-10T23:35:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2005, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britishism-stop-stay/293922/21 "2005-03-13T10:32:20Z")

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I would say that “stop” in this sense is a Northern thing - like weak beer and tripe.

I’m from Hampshire and we don’t use this usage at all. We would “stay in” or “drop in” on someone.

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**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britishism-stop-stay/293922/22 "2005-03-13T13:11:36Z")

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My dad’s from the Midlands, and when I go back to Tamworth to visit my relatives I never hear the word ‘stop’ used in the manner mentioned in the OP.

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