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 speakUP, and why are the officers UP for electionand why is it UP to the secretary to writeUP a report? We call UP our friends and we use it to brighten UPa room,polish UP the silver, we warm UPthe leftoversand clean UP the kitchen. We lock UPthe house and some guys fixUPthe old car. At other times the little word has a real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, lineUPfor tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UPexcuses.
To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.
And this up is confusing: A drain must be opened UPbecause it is stopped UP.
We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UPat night. We seem to be pretty mixed UPabout UP !
To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP , look UPthe word UPin 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 UPto it, you might try buildingUPa list of the many waysUPis used. It will takeUPa lot of your time,but if you don't giveUP, 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 wetsUP the earth. When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP.One could go on & on, but I'll wrap it UP , for now ........my time isUP Oh...one more thing: What is the first thing you do in the morning we Wake UPand then we GetUP.
Don't screw up. Send this on to everyone you look up in your address book.. Now I'll shut up
