What do you see up in the sky?
I see something up there. Do you?
Hi and Hello to everyone. What are you up to these days? Are your days fun and exciting or routine and mundane? Tell us please, we’d love to hear about it. What have I been up to? Same-o, same-o. I’ll leave that up to your imagination. In the meantime, let’s catch up on UP.
We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP! To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP look the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4th 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 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 the earth and often messes things up. When it doesn't rain for awhile things dry up.
Brenda picked up her plate from the table and went outside to eat on the patio.
You'd better go wash up, it’s time to eat dinner.
I woke up earlier than usual this morning.
Now that I’m old(er), walking up the stairs is not as easy as it used to be.
Fun post! I see a dinosaur with smoke coming out of him.
ReplyDeleteHey, Christine. Thank you for visiting and commenting. That’s so nice of you. Yeaaaa, I see the dinosaur too.
DeleteWhat is UP with this post?
ReplyDeleteHey there, AC. Thank you for visiting my blog. Your visit is appreciated. And your comment is funny (tee-hee-hee) and encouraging.
DeleteI'm tired from work. I don't see squat in those puffy feathery clouds UP there. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteHey Linda. I hope you've gotten some rest since you were here. I’m tickled that you visited my blog and left this nice comment. That means a lot to me. Thank you.
DeleteI've had it up to here with these endless different meanings of the same word. We must rise up in rebellion against such illogic of language, and tell the dictionary writers we will no longer put up with it.
ReplyDelete"Up" must be very confusing to foreigners trying to learn English, and make them feel really "down" about their hopes of becoming fluent.
WOW, this is a very up-lifting comment, Infidel. Thank you! I’m happy that you visited my blog. Thank you for taking the time to come by to read my post and for sharing your insights with us. Your sharing is truly thought-provoking."
DeleteEnglish is not my first language, but my third one. Prepositions are quite a headache for me ('up' is one of some 150). I suppose that even for native speakers of English, their use is sometimes confusing and even irritating.
ReplyDeleteHi, DUTA. I’m delighted that you visited my blog. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog post and also for sharing your insights with us here. What you have shared here is helpful.
DeleteAnd for Michiganders, up has a special meaning since when you spell out the letters U P, as in "We're going to the U-P" it refers to the upper peninsula. Hope you're having a nice holiday break. I'm in quarantine right now having coming down with Covid again, apparently an Xmas gift from someone. But the holiday parties all came off without a hitch otherwise.
ReplyDeleteHey there, Dave. That's really interesting information about the upper peninsula. Thanks for sharing it, I'd never heard that before. I hope you are recovering from your Covid episode and you're feeling better now. I really appreciate your visit and your thoughtful comment. That means a lot to me.
DeleteLoved this post!! My Grandkids and I used to lay on the grass and look UP in the sky at the clouds and tell each other what they thought the clouds looked like! Fun times. I hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas and enjoy a great New Year's Eve and a wonderful 2024!
ReplyDeleteHi, Nancy. I’m tickled pink that you visited my blog. Thank you for taking the time to stop by to read my post and especially for sharing your thoughts with us here. Your sharing means the world to me.
DeleteGrowing up, we used to lay on the grass and look UP in the sky at the clouds and tell each other what we thought the clouds looked like TOO!
Hey! What's up? Love this post, really brought me up and made me giggle. Wow, can't believe how many ways/times we use the word up. Great post and it was great catching up with you! Happy New Year, don't give up, just get up and ante up and make it a great one!
ReplyDeleteOh...and in the clouds I see a mermaid and a WW2 fighter pilot flying a plane. What did you see?
ReplyDeleteHey, Alicia. It's so good to see your smiling face here today. Thank you for stopping by. I’m delighted that you visited my blog. Thank you for taking the time to read my post and especially for sharing your thoughts here. Your sharing is very motivating.
DeleteI'm going back to look for the mermaid and a fighter pilot flying a plane. I didn't see that before. LOLLL
Uuummm... I must be weird because I'm seeing a scary mask. Does that say something bad about me?
ReplyDeleteGosh... I never thought about the word up before. I'm always using "so." I have to stop myself.
I wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year! May 2024 will be your best year ever!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun post! When I look at the first photo I see and an old man with beard flying into the sky!