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Tuesday Two

Tuesday Two

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

Photo by guille pozzi on Unsplash.

A fox sitting on the edge of a road doing a shoulder check.

Monday Muddle: opt in, opt-in

Monday Muddle
Monday Muddle: opt in: (phrasal verb) choose to enroll; choose to register; choose to participate Used most frequently to indicate signing up online for an email list. opt-in: (adjective) usually used before "form" or "box" to describe the place where someone can choose to register; (noun) a shorter version of "opt-in form" For example: My opt-in is on every page of my website.

I have seen “optin” as one word without a hyphen used as a noun occasionally. It is not yet standard, but I expect it will be one day. If you choose to use this variant, be aware that autocorrect may change it to “option”.

Tuesday Two

Tuesday Two

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

Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash.

Rays of sunlight shining through the autumn colours of a forest.

Monday Muddle: meddle, mettle

Monday Muddle
Monday Muddle: meddle: (v) to interfere; to pry into someone else's affairs; to involve oneself in someone else's business without invitation or right given by some authority mettle: (n) ability to cope with difficult circumstances; courage; strength; boldness; resilience; spunk

“To prove one’s mettle” is a common expression. If you have proven your mettle you have come through a difficult situation with grace and aplomb. You might need to prove your mettle if you have neighbours who meddle.

Tuesday Two

Tuesday Two

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

Photo by Martin Wyall on Unsplash.

A person at the edge of a cliff prepared to base jump with a white parachute that says IMPOSSIBLE in big black letters with a white line through the middle.

Monday Muddle: metal, medal

Monday Muddle
Monday Muddle: metal: (n) a solid chemical element, such as gold, silver, or iron, or a combination of such elements, that conducts heat and electricity (adj) made of metal medal: (n) an award, often made of metal, that can be attached to clothing with a pin or hung about the neck with a ribbon; an award commonly given for athletic accomplishment or military honour (v) to win a medal

A metal detector works by creating an electromagnetic field that causes a reaction in metal objects. That reaction sends a signal to the metal detector that usually turns into some kind of beep so that you know metal has been found. I don’t know what a medal detector is, or what it does, but my guess is that it’s some kind of journalist looking for a story about an athletic event.