Showing posts with label Noah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Noah. Show all posts

Monday, July 25, 2011

know, no, knows, nose

No or no means the absence or lack of--
There are no more muffins.
No also means a negative response, such as a denial or refusal --
May I have some muffins? No.

Know or know ( rhymes with no ) means to understand, be aware of or acquainted with--
Do you know the muffin man?
Do you know how to make muffins?

Knows or knows ( rhymes with nose ) is the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "know"--
He knows the muffin man.
The muffin man knows him.

Nose or nose is the thing on your face used for smelling--
My nose detects muffins baking.
He bumped his nose trying to peek in the door.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"Do you know that there are no more muffins?"
"My nose will tell me when there are more muffins, before anyone else knows."
"Know what?"
" No, what?"

Note--the plural ( more than one ) form of "nose" is "noses"--
These puppies have cold noses. That means they're healthy.
Note # 2--"Noh" ( rhymes with no ) is a type of oriental drama--
They rented a video of a Noh drama for us to watch.
Note # 3--"Noah" ( pronounced no-uh ) is a man's given name--
The children liked the story of Noah and the ark.
Not to be confused with the phrase "know a"--
Do you know a place where we can have a picnic?