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An amazing 2
letter English word.
From a CNO reader
A reminder that one word in the English language that can be a noun,
verb, adjective, adverb and preposition.
UP
Read until the end… this one is fun.
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 and 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
openedUPbecause it is stopped UP.
We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UPat
night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about
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 UPwith 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 and on,
but I'll wrap it UP, for now . . . my time is
UP!
Oh . . . one more thing: What is the first thing you do
in the morning and the last thing you do at
night?
U… P… !
Did that one crack you UP?
Don't screw UP. Send this on to everyone you lookUP
in your address book . . .. or not . . . it's UP to
you.
Now I'll shut UP!
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