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“Oops!” in Context

May

21, 2010 |

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A single word can say a lot. Take the word “oops.” By itself, we know that somewhere a mistake was made. Something happened that the speaker didn’t want to have happen.

But add a little context to that single word, and OHHH the meaning that can result. For example, I was cutting my husbands hair last night. “Oops!” What do you think the word says now?

I’m handwashing my finest china. “Oops!” Have a picture in your head?

A doctor in the middle of bypass surgery. “Oops!”

A circus performer on the tightrope. “Oops!”

The possibilities are endless. The word never changes, but give a little context and you hardly need to say anything else. The reader gets it.

Go on . . . share your own “oops” context.

Note: My husband’s hair grows fast, so no worries!

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