Monday, May 28, 2012

band, banned

Band or band means a group of musicians who play together--
The teens like to text about their favorite band.
The marching band performed at halftime.
Band or band also means a ring or loop--
They all admired her wedding band.
Do you have a rubber band?

Banned or banned ( rhymes with band ) is the past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago ) of "ban", meaning to prohibit or forbid--
Alcohol is banned at all of the school sporting events.
"Banned in Boston" was once an advertisement for a scandalous novel.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The college marching band was banned from the parade because of their bad behavior."

Note--"banded" is the past tense of "band", meaning to put a band on something, or to form a band--
The scientist banded the leg of the bird.
They banded together in high school, but lost touch in later years.
"Banded" may also describe a creature with a band or stripe across its body.
They caught the bird and banded its leg.
They saw a banded armadillo in their headlights.
Note # 2--"band it" ( two words ) may be an instruction to "band" something--
If you can catch the bird by the leg, band it.
Not to be confused with "bandit" ( one word ) meaning a highwayman or robber--
The bandit told the passengers to "stand and deliver".

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