In the email I sent out to students yesterday, the featured word of the week was "mess." I like to feature smaller words instead of bigger words because they are commonly used when Americans speak and write in English and because they can change easily with the addition of a preposition. Here are some examples: mess up, mess around, mess with, mess around with.
The United States government really messed up its response to Hurricane Katrina. (didn't do a good job)
A boy and a girl were caught messing around in the back seat of a car. (kissing)
If you mess with that dog, he's going to bite you. (bother or cause trouble)
He likes to mess around with his friends after school. (hangout, do things together)
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1 comment:
What is the difference between "messed-up" and "goofed-up"?
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