Wednesday, August 3, 2011

for, four, fore

For or for means on behalf of,  in order to,  with the object of,  in place of, in consideration of,  in favor of, or with the purpose of--
We are doing this for him.
We are going out for a steak.
She wants us to be there for dinner.
You could have another potato for a vegetable.
We paid too much for the steak.
They charge $40 for a steak.
We all voted for steak.

Four or four means the number 4--
We will have four guests tonight.
There are four more steaks in the freezer.

Fore or fore means in the front; ahead of in time or place--
The company is bringing its new product to the fore with an advertising campaign.
He started to learn all the fore and aft parts of the ship.
Fore! is also a shout of warning when playing golf. It means heads up, or look out for the ball--
Make sure to duck when you hear someone yell "fore!".

Now that you know that you can say--
"I had to wait for four other golfers to swing before I could shout fore!"

Note--"forward" means ahead, or to send ahead, as in to forward mail, or to move forward--
No need to explain, just forward the email to me.
Note # 2--"foreword" is a note of explanation at the beginning of a book--
The foreword explains the history of the work.
Note # 3--"fore-" is also used as a prefix ( word beginning )--
They may foreclose on our mortgage.
"Four score and seven years ago, our forefathers..."
The eerie old house gave them a sense of foreboding.


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