Lovers of the English language enjoy this…
It is an example of why people learning English have so much trouble. Learning the nuances of English makes it a difficult language.
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This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is
‘UP.’
It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].
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.Why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car. At other times this 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 the word UP !
To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look UP the word UP in the dictionary..
In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions
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, the earth soaks it UP . When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP. One could go on & on, but I’ll wrap this UP for now because my time is UP !
Oh…
One more thing:
What is the first thing you do in the morning & the last thing you do at night?
U P !
Don’t screw UP. Send this on to everyone you look UP in your address book.. Otherwise UP yours! It’s UP to you!
Now I think I’ll shut UP!
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Strange Lincoln – Obama Coincidences
Strange Lincoln – Obama Coincidences
1. Lincoln was elected in 1860, Obama was elected in 2008, nearly 150 years later.
2. Lincoln eliminated involuntary servitude. Obama eliminated private sector jobs.
3. Lincoln and Obama were both married to ugly wives who went crazy.
4. Each man’s wife gained over forty pounds while living at the White House.
5. Lincoln was hit in the head from behind. Obama hid his head up his behind.
6. Lincoln was shot in Ford’s Theater. Obama shot up while riding in a Lincoln made by Ford.
7. Both men had vice-presidents who were illiterate Democrat senators.
8. Andrew Johnson nearly lived to the age of 67. Joe Biden nearly had an IQ of 67.
9. Lincoln was born in KENtucky, Obama was born in KENya – before both moved to Illinois.
10. LincOln and Obama each had a single letter “O” in their last name.
11. Andrew Johnson had no middle name. Joseph Robinette Biden had a silly one.
12. JOHN W. BOOTH and BILL C. AYERS each has 10 letters.
13. A Kennedy told Lincoln to take care of his health. Ted Kennedy told Obama to pass health care.
14. Lincoln and Obama were both more feminine than Hillary Clinton.
15. Lincoln was placed on the penny. Obama was not quite worth a penny.
16. Lincoln was not a Muslim. Obama was not an admitted Muslim.
17. Neither Lincoln nor Obama ever wrote a book.
18. Lincoln suffered from major depression. Obama caused a major depression.
19. Lincoln and Obama were both the first President with a beard.
20. Abraham Lincoln had no middle name. You’re not allowed to say Barack Obama’s middle name.
Electronic Pickpocket
Think the credit card in your pocket is safe from thieves? Think again! This story will definitely get your attention.
Thieves now have the capabilities to steal your credit card information without laying a hand on your wallet.
It’s new technology being used in credit and debit cards, and it’s already leaving nearly 140 million people at-risk for electronic pickpocketing.
It all centers around radio frequency identification technology, or RFID.
You’ll find it in everything from your passports to credit and debit cards.
It’s supposed to make paying for things faster and easier.
You just wave the card, and you’ve paid.
But now some worry it’s also making life easier for crooks trying to rip you off.
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