Know Your Waves - Part 1

The word wave in English has several different meanings. Let’s explore a few of them. The first definition of the word wave has to do with the physical motion of water or liquids.

Waves | foto: Johan Nilsson, Reuters

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When water rises up and down, due to movement either by or of some object; or because of the gravitational forces of the Moon or even due to winds, it makes what are called waves.

Waves are shown here in the photograph on the right.

Making Waves
When someone "makes waves," this can mean two things: they’re either making a positive difference, what is known as a "splash" or an "impact," or it can mean that they are causing problems. Examples:

"It’s probably best if we don’t make any waves and complain about the food, I don’t want to have to go stand in that line" or "The election is only one week away, if he doesn’t start making some waves, there’s no way he can win" or "Ever since he joined that new football team he started making waves. In the last five games he has scored nine goals!"

Wave
Another definition of the word wave has to do with the motion that people make with their hands when saying either "hello" or "goodbye". Examples:

"President George W. Bush turned around and waved to us before he got on the plane to head back to the United States" or "When you get to the boat, just wave your arms and I’ll come down and get you."

When people are in large cities and wish to hire the services of a taxi, they’ll "wave down a taxi," or
"wave a taxi down" and then ask for a ride.

                                                        Part II tomorrow

Jokes of the Day: Totally Useless Info 

1. The average tree removes 30 kilos of pollutants from the atmosphere each year.

2. Orville Wright, one of the two Wright brothers who would go on to invent the airplane, was the first person on Earth to ever have an airplane accident.

3. The second most widely used metal in the world is Copper.

4. Spring Valley, Minnesota is where the world’s first stapler was invented.

5. The average Boeing 747 airplane has more than six million parts.

6. If every car in America were all lined up in a row, it would reach all the way to the Moon and back to Earth!

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