Showing posts with label sell fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sell fish. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

selfish, shellfish

Selfish or selfish means interested only in one's own wants and needs, and not interested in what others may want or need--
She is too selfish; she never wants to do what the rest of us want to do.
They are both selfish and inconsiderate; they argue a lot.

Shellfish or shellfish ( almost rhymes with selfish ) means a fish commonly eaten, with a shell, such as crab, shrimp, or lobster--
Muslims and Jews do not eat pork or shellfish.
He enjoys all kinds of shellfish, so we are going to a lobster festival.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"Don't be selfish; share your shellfish."

Note--"sell fish" ( two words ) means to exchange fish for money--
Does this store sell fish, or just meat?