Wednesday, July 16, 2014

order, ordure

Order or order means arrangement, disposition, or sequence--
These files are out of order; I can't find anything.
Put the items on the list in alphabetical order.

Order also means working condition, or proper condition--
This machine is out of order.  You'll have to try the one next door.
Make sure to put the room in order before you leave.

Order or order also  means a command, as in the military--
Is that a direct order, sir?
Order means a command or mandate, or an offer to buy something, as in a restaurant or store--
Welcome to Burgerland. May I take your order?
Order may be a verb ( action word ), used with I, we, they, or you--
If I order a dessert, will you share it with me?
Let's order an appetizer and share it.

Ordure or ordure means manure or barnyard waste--
He stepped in a pile of ordure, and his mother won't ler him in the house.
The small of ordure reminded him of the farm, and his childhood.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"We had an order from the colonel to move that pile of ordure, but it's still there."

Note--"orders" may be the plural ( more than one ) of "order", meaning a command--
We have a list of orders; which should we fill first?
"Orders" may also be the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "order", meaning to command--
He always orders a burger and fries.

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