\nIn yesterday’s post<\/a> I mention the French verb faire<\/em>, which means “to make” or “to do.” Although a French person may see all that as one idea, it’s two different meanings to an English person.<\/p>\n \nEnglish contains verbs with multiple meanings, as well: fix<\/em>, for example. You can fix<\/em> a sandwich, but you can also fix<\/em> a car.<\/p>\n \nInterestingly, every English speaker I know says fix<\/em> a car, but no place I’ve ever lived do people say fix<\/em> a sandwich. Yet, I’ve heard numerous people, on TV and such, say it.<\/p>\n Perhaps fix<\/em> can mean one or two actions, depending on your region. Interesting, eh?<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about verbs with two meanings: the tutor mentions an example from English. In yesterday’s post I mention the French verb faire, which means “to make” or “to do.” Although a French person may see all that as one idea, …<\/p>\n