“Grain, just how many definitions are there for this 5-letter word?” Fanny stared at the practice exam before her, struggling to find the answer, “I mean, there’s ‘a grain of salt’ – meaning maintain a degree of skepticism – , there’s ‘against the grain’ – meaning contrary to the natural inclination – then there’s just ‘grain’, grain, grain, grain.”
“English is a weird language,” I said, stifling a laugh, “and you would think it’s weirder if you are learning it as a second language, well, I did, anyway.”
“You know what’s funny? Last week, someone asked me the meaning of the word ‘post’.” I blew out a breath. “So many definitions – fence post, blog post, posting, etc. – think about it just gives me a headache.”
Written for Six Sentence Story. The prompt is “Grain”.
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Brilliant 😃
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Hahahaha! Very enjoyable, thank you.
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Thank you.
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You’re welcome.
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A word without a context to constrain it can mean many different things.
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I agree. I think it’s what makes learning a new language so far. A word can mean something totally different in a different context.
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English, the Germanic language dressed in Latin and French clothing, running around the world picking up words it likes from every other language it comes across. Yes, it’s quite odd.
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Good one!
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