UP

I grew UP in a family that was interested in words. Our favorite family game was Scrabble, and I was always UP for playing. My own children were brought UP on word games, and whenever we get together these days someone always brings UP playing Boggle. I opened UP my e-mail the other day and one of my brothers had sent me this forward about the word UP (see below, not UP above). I fixed it UP a bit, adding some of my own applications I came UP with. I hope you're UP to reading it:  

There is perhaps no other two-letter word that has more meanings and uses than the word UP. It is easy to think of the word UP meaning toward the sky, but consider this:

When we wake UP, we open UP our eyes.

After we get UP in the morning, we make UP the bed.

At a meeting, why does a topic come UP?

Why do we speak UP?

Why do offices come UP for election?

Why is it UP to a secretary to write UP a report?

Why do we call UP our friends?

We take time to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver and warm UP the leftovers.

Before we serve a pie, we might whip UP some whipping cream.

We clean UP the kitchen and lock UP the house.

Sometimes we pay some guys to fix UP the old car.

Some people stir UP trouble.

After an argument, it is good to make UP.

A woman looks in a mirror to put on her make-up.

We 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.

A drain must be opened UP when it is stopped UP.

A store is opened UP in the morning and then closed UP at night.

When a song is dragging, we have to pick UP the tempo.

We seem to be pretty mixed UP about the word UP!

To be knowledgeable about the proper use of the word UP,

Look it UP in the dictionary.

In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP about 1/4 of the page.

It adds UP to about 30 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 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 a lot, it often messes things UP.

When it doesn't rain for a while, things dry UP.

One could go on and on, but I'll wrap this UP.

Now it's UP to you to think UP more to add to this list.

Are you UP to it???

 

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