It's on me

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It's on me

Post by STEVENSAKURA » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:00 am

- If I want to invite someone to go somewhere to eat something, I'll say "My treat!". But If I want to invite someone to go to the movies, go to the theater or to go for a drink, I'll say these, right? :)

"I'll pay" "It's on me" "I'm buying"

Thanks very much!

LOVEHANGSTEVEN
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Post by minjeff » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:42 am

"I'm buying" sounds weird to me. The others including "My treat" are interchangeable in my opinion.
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Post by Erik_Kowal » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:32 am

"I'm buying" sounds OK to me. I've encountered it in both the UK and the USA.
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Re: It's on me

Post by Wizard of Oz » Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:39 am

.. Steven if you were in Australia you could also add My shout to the list ..

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