Tuesday Two

Tuesday Two

Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.

Photo by shahid shah on Unsplash.

A monkey sitting on a weathered fence post, with two baby monkeys sitting on either side of the fence post on the rail below.

Monday Muddle: ladder, latter

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Some people accept the use of "latter" with more than two choices, but purists don't. The terms "last" or "last-mentioned" are preferred.

If someone asks if you want to take the stairs or the elevator, saying you’ll take the ladder will probably confuse them.

The term “ladder” can also be used metaphorically–to climb the corporate ladder or the ladder to success, for example. Whereas a physical ladder allows one to climb up and down, most people don’t want to go down a metaphorical ladder.

Tuesday Two

Tuesday Two

Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.

Photo by Casey Horner on Unsplash.

A tunnel of bright light is formed by a path between trees. It is a path that is travelled enough that we see the back of a road sign, and a gate to the left of the photo, but the sunshine reflects in a large puddle of water in the foreground.

Monday Muddle: rap, wrap

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Both these words can also be used as verbs and adjectives.

If you take the rap, you take the blame or the responsibility for an undesired, possibly illegal, activity. If you beat the rap, that undesired activity still happened, but you didn’t have any consequences from it.

To get a bad rap means to get punishment or consequences that you didn’t deserve. To get a bad wrap probably means that your tortilla was filled with things that were not to your liking.

Bubble wrap is a protective packing material made of plastic with air sealed into it in small compartments.

Bubble rap might be a new version of rap music, or possibly having a casual conversation through soap bubbles. Neither has made it to mainstream popularity levels yet, so I’m just speculating.

Monday Muddle: rap: (noun) a sharp knock or hit; type of music; informal talk, chat; blame, responsibility, consequences, punishment Used in the expression "to get a bad rap". wrap: (noun) wrapping paper; an outer garment; sandwich filling rolled in a tortilla; the end of a filming or recording session NOT used in the expression "to get a bad rap".