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One of those things that circulate around the internet. If you have been plugged in for more than a few days, you may have already seen this recently. It's not a new article - I saw it several years ago, but received it again this morning. So no, I'm not the author.
I'm handicapped speaking English only, with only a smattering of Turkish and Spanish. But are other languages as complicated as English? How do non-natives ever learn all the nuances of English???
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There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is 'UP.'
It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP ?
At a meeting, why does a topic come UP ? Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UPto the secretary to write UP a report?
We call UP our friends and we use it to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and some guys fix! UP the old car.
At other times the little word has real special meaning. People stir up trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses.
To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special. And this up is confusing:
A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP.
We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP !
To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP , look the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can add UP .
If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP , you may wind UP with a hundred or more.
When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP . When it rains, it wets UP the earth.
When it doesn't rain for awhile, things dry UP .
One could go on & on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP, so ....
Time to shut UP .....!
Last edited by SmokeyWren : 07-25-2008 at 08:41 AM.
Reason: fix typos
Here in Michigan, the "UP" is the northern half of the state and is pronounced "Yoop".
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I bid you "adieu" = means good by. Actually means "until we both meet with god"??????????
"a la mode" means with ice cream Really means "on the menue"
bon vivant means one that enjoys life. Really means "good liver"????
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Well, I wouldnt say French is the same... It is much easier to learn than english because there are far fewer ambiguous words. I am not saying there are none in other languages, because every language has words with multiple meanings, but French is much more straight forward than english. And the origin of adieu is from the french "a dieu (vous) commant" (I commend you to god). French culture is heavily influenced by religion. Same if you break down the engilsh "goodbye" was originally "god be with you".
btw... vivant is the present participle of vivre. Bon vivant = good living,
also "a la mode" means " in style". The ice cream thing is simply a U.S. slang term.
also... the square root of -1 = i
buahaha
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Too much junk/toys to mention, ever changing due to too getting bored too quickly. I need a 10 step program!
Want to call? I'm in the book. Want to argue....First explain the square root of negative one....lol
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