Depends on what the fence was made of. I think Gleb has a point in
that this announcement may have been written on a scrap of
cardboard which the protagonist attached to the fence using
whatever came readily to hand.... :-)
IMHO when you say "to post" it implies the mail service. Give me an example if
am wrong. At the very least the man could nail his message. :)
It can also mean to attach a message to a physical cork bulletin
board, wall, fencepost, telephone pole, etc., such as "I posted a for
sale flyer on the break room bulletin board" or "I posted the lost
pet flyers to several phone poles in the neighborhood."
Always good to see some more sunscribers here.
^
Depends on what the fence was made of. I think Gleb has a point
in that this announcement may have been written on a scrap of
cardboard which the protagonist attached to the fence using
whatever came readily to hand.... :-)
IMHO when you say "to post" it implies the mail service. Give me
an example if am wrong. At the very least the man could nail his
message. :)
It can mean that. I think that meaning is more often used in
British English than here in America.
It can also mean to attach a message to a physical cork bulletin
board, wall, fencepost, telephone pole, etc., such as "I posted a
for sale flyer on the break room bulletin board" or "I posted the
lost pet flyers to several phone poles in the neighborhood."
The other day Gleb Hlebov (2:221/6) wrote to you:
Always good to see some more sunscribers here.
^
Gosh... Of course it's 'subscribers'.
It was a little too early in the morning.
It can also mean to attach a message to a physical cork bulletin
board, wall, fencepost, telephone pole, etc., such as "I posted a
for sale flyer on the break room bulletin board" or "I posted the
lost pet flyers to several phone poles in the neighborhood."
I see. And indeed any noun in English can be converted into a verb. So, if we ve a lamp post we can post a message. ;-)
It can also mean to attach a message to a physical cork bulletin
board, wall, fencepost, telephone pole, etc., such as "I posted a
for sale flyer on the break room bulletin board" or "I posted the
lost pet flyers to several phone poles in the neighborhood."
I see. And indeed any noun in English can be converted into a
verb. So, if we ve a lamp post we can post a message. ;-)
This is correct. ;) There are some nouns that convert to verbs
better than others, but that has never stopped (American) English
speakers from trying to convert them all.
Hi, Mike Powell!
I read your message from 21.02.2024 15:28
It can also mean to attach a message to a physical cork bulletin
board, wall, fencepost, telephone pole, etc., such as "I posted a
for sale flyer on the break room bulletin board" or "I posted the
lost pet flyers to several phone poles in the neighborhood."
I see. And indeed any noun in English can be converted into a
verb. So, if we ve a lamp post we can post a message. ;-)
This is correct. ;) There are some nouns that convert to verbs
better than others, but that has never stopped (American) English speakers from trying to convert them all.
Can we fence a message? :)
Bye, Mike!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2024
There are some nouns that convert to verbs better than
others, but that has never stopped (American) English
speakers from trying to convert them all.
This is correct. ;) There are some nouns that convert to verbsCan we fence a message? :)
better than others, but that has never stopped (American) English
speakers from trying to convert them all.
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