“UP”.=A0 This two-letter word in =
English has more meanings than any other two-letter word. It is listed =
in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n]=A0 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?
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At a meeting, why does a topic come UP?=A0 Why do =
we speak UP, and why are the politicians UP for election and why is=A0 =
it UP to the secretary to write UP a=A0 report?=A0 We call UP our =
friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers =
and clean UP the kitchen.=A0 We lock UP the house and fix UP the old=A0 =
car.
At other times, this little word has really special =
meaning.=A0=A0 People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an =
appetite, and think UP excuses.
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To be =
dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.=A0 And this UP is =
confusing:=A0 A=A0 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.=A0 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.=A0=A0 In a desk-sized dictionary, =
it takes UP almost =BC of the page and can add UP to about thirty=A0 =
definitions.
If you =
are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is =
used.=A0 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.=A0 When the sun=A0 comes =
out, we say it is clearing UP.=A0 When it rains, the earth soaks it =
UP.=A0 When it doesn’t rain for a while, things dry UP. =
I could go on and on, but I’ll wrap it UP, for now =
since my time is UP!
Oh, =
one more thing:=A0 What is the first thing you do in the morning and the =
last thing you do at=A0 night?
U P =
Did that one crack you UP? Don’t mess UP.=A0 Share =
this with everyone you look UP in your address book.=A0 Or not; it’s UP =
to you.
OK. OK. Now I’ll shut UP!
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"