I am proud to present to you today the word "present." Let's look a little closer, shall we?
With the accent on the second syllable, pre-SENT, we have created a verb. Goody for us. In this sense, it means "to issue or to give forth," as in, "I present to you the keys to this new car."
When I change the stress, however, I have now created a noun and an adjective. Aren't we amazing? Double goody for us.
"PRES-ent" as an adjective means "to be here," as in, "I was present for the meeting." As a noun, it refers to a gift, such as a Christmas present.
You know, I didn't want to mention it, but Christmas is quickly approaching. I'm pretty easy to please, so if you need any suggestions. . .
About Me
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- Obviously, the picture is not of me. It's our pride and joy, Daisy. She's a lot better looking than I am, so I figured you'd want to look at her instead. I'll write the posts, however. She can't. She doesn't have opposable thumbs. Currently, I teach high school English, and, since I'm trying to improve the use of language in 16-year-olds, I thought I'd branch out and give some pointers to adults, too. Hope you're not offended. It's just my way of improving the world -- one day at a time. Oh, by the way, I'm always available for freelance writing/editing jobs -- and I'm pretty inexpensive, so. . .
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