Up, A two letter word

Oxford · 01-03-2004, 10:54 PM

Our wonderful English language ! There is a two-letter word that perhaps
has more meaning than any other two-letter word, and that is "UP." If
you are not confused after reading this you must really be messed "UP."

It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top
of the list but when we waken 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, 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 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 of the proper uses of UP, look UP the word
in the dictionary. In a desk size dictionary, UP takes UP almost
1/4th the page and definitions add UP to about thirty.

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 a while, things dry UP.

One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is
UP , so I'll shut UP... :nod:

NRAJOE · 01-04-2004, 05:32 AM

STFU????

Oxford · 01-04-2004, 09:34 AM

Coulda added "up your's (fill in the blank with your name)." Must be a few more good uses, too.

sparrow · 01-04-2004, 09:38 AM

I am not up to praising you enough for this, Oxford! Excellent! Thankyou!

Oxford · 01-04-2004, 09:49 AM

Sparrow...I'm up to the task, though, of accepting all the praise you want to pile on me! Keep it up.

Things are looking up for sure.

01-03-2004, 10:54 PM	#1
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	Up, A two letter word Our wonderful English language ! There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meaning than any other two-letter word, and that is "UP." If you are not confused after reading this you must really be messed "UP." It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list but when we waken 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, 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 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 of the proper uses of UP, look UP the word in the dictionary. In a desk size dictionary, UP takes UP almost 1/4th the page and definitions add UP to about thirty. 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 a while, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP , so I'll shut UP... :nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

01-04-2004, 05:32 AM	#2
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,052 Images: 3	STFU???? __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

01-04-2004, 09:34 AM	#3
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	Coulda added "up your's (fill in the blank with your name)." Must be a few more good uses, too. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

01-04-2004, 09:49 AM	#5
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	Sparrow...I'm up to the task, though, of accepting all the praise you want to pile on me! Keep it up. Things are looking up for sure. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

01-04-2004, 09:38 AM	#4
sparrow Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Home of the Jeep Posts: 108	I am not up to praising you enough for this, Oxford! Excellent! Thankyou!