Friday, June 21, 2013

What's UP?

Hello everyone and happy Summer Solstice!



Communication, or perhaps more accurately miscommunication, seems to be a ubiquitous topic within this blogging community. Since it is primarily a topic of concern, I thought a bit of levity would be appropriate.




Non-verbal communication is far more communicative than any other method. I read we communicate 55% body language, 38% tone, and 7% the actual words!



English language can certainly be confusing and miscommunication will undoubtedly cause things to get all messed up. SO.....speaking of the word "UP", check this out!

"Up" has more meanings than any other two-letter word in the dictionary. Look it up.
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 ? Why do we speak UP and why are candidates UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends, we 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 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. When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP! 
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.
One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP, so............

Time to shut UP! .....!
George

9 comments:

  1. Haha, this was good George! The Zits cartoon cracked me up - it's so true!

    And just how long did it take you to come "up" with so many ways to use "up"?

    :)
    Cali

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    1. Hi Cali, glad you enjoyed the cartoon. I cannot take credit for the "up" piece. I think it would drive me "up" the wall and I would just give "up" before I could ever finish "up" something that clever. LOL

      Blessings,
      George

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  2. Hi George,

    Unfortunately for us, yesterday was the winter solstice :(

    LoL, thanks for the giggle. I love the cartoon! I've seen this or similar about the word "up" .. such a versatile little word LoL

    Hugs,
    Roz

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    1. Hi Roz, I didn't realize y'all were located in the opposite hemisphere! I need to expand my perspective. Next time I will add a winter picture. I suppose a positive thing about the winter solstice is now the days are beginning to get longer!

      Blessings,
      George

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  3. LOL George! I've been so busy, I didn't even realize that summer began Friday. Things are looking up :)

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    1. Hi Queenie, time just races by nowadays! Remember when we were young and in between Thanksgiving and Christmas seemed like forever! Someone said that life is like a roll of toilet paper....the closer to the end you get, the faster it goes! lol

      Have a great summer,

      George

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  4. Well I personally have had it UP to here with this so called summer weather! Pffft. I'm about to look UP how to build an arc. Still debating on whether or not I will be loading it UP with two of each animal!

    hugs,
    willie

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    1. Willie, you are a riot! Ha! Ha! I wish I had your quick wit! You really crack me up!

      hugs,
      George

      arc vs ark ...you should have been an English teacher! I can just imagine what you could have done to one of my papers with a red pen in hand!


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