Languages just take time – particularly when you are dealing with the shades of meaning level. I mean in English can you explain to someone else the difference between raise and lift? They are very similar in meaning, but we use them in different contexts.
Raise your hand. Raise the bar. I want a raise. Raise the roof.
Lift your hand. Lift the bar. I want a lift. Get in the lift.
(I could go on . . . raise a crop, raise kids, raise . . .
We’re thankful for good teeth. They are one of the things that we tend to take for granted until something goes wrong. One of the things we have done while we’re on home assignment is to have our teeth looked at by our local dentist. It’s one of the blessings here in the States, to […]
Kicking and screaming we are being pulled into the electronic age. Okay, we both grew up in the era when computers were a novelty and learned everything the hard way, by doing it. I can still remember when 28k was huge, we used floppy disks, and sometimes even a cassette tape. So one thing you […]