Showing posts with label marsh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marsh. Show all posts

Thursday, December 4, 2014

march, marsh

March or march means to walk in military formation, with a measured step, or in a deliberate manner-
Forward, march!
We will all march in unison, down to the end of the parade ground.
March or march may also mean a demonstration, as for a political cause--
There will be a march on Saturday, to protest the new tax law.

Marsh or marsh means a swamp or wetland--
We saw a heron and some ducks at the marsh.
Part of the marsh has been made into a wildlife sanctuary.

Now that you know that,  you can say--
"We are going to march to the city hall, to ask for a new law to preserve the marsh as a park."

Note--"March" ( always capitalized ) means the third month of the year--
The weather begins to get warm in March.
There will be a holiday on March 1st.