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Whether it’s through an email or text, people have mixed thoughts about receiving one-word answers. They aren’t tricky to figure out; they are more annoying than anything.

Recently on the show, Mark talked about how 34% of the population thinks that sending one-worded answers through texting is rude. I agree with him to an extent because it all depends on the content of the message. For example, you could be confirming a time to meet with a friend or asking someone what they want for dinner.

Bolde released a story about different meanings behind one-word answers. The Top 10 meanings of one-word answers include:

1. It Makes Me Think You Hate Me- This may seem true if someone is sending a paragraph in a message the only response is, «Cool» or «Great.» It just looks like you are mad at the other person sending the message.

2. It’s Rude- You wouldn’t say a one-word answer in-person so why say it over an email or text?

3. I’ll Want To Assume You Want To End The Conversation- Some people who send one-word answers might be done talking to you. If you can take a hint, then just stop the conversation.

To find out more reasons behind one-worded answers, check out the Bolde article. How do you feel about one-word answers?

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CAMBRIDGE
ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE ADVANCED

UNIT 91

One word, many meanings

Polysemy

A
great many words in English have more than one meaning. Linguists call this
aspect of vocabulary polysemy.

Look
at these sentences and think about how you would translate the words in
italics into your own language.

fair	It’s only fair that we should share the housework. The Frankfurt Book Fair is a very important event for most publishers. The forecast is for the weather to stay fair for the next week. *I’ve got fair* skin and burn easily in the sun. His marks in his final exams ranged from excellent to fair.**
flat	The firefighters managed to save the children from the burning third-floor flat. The countryside round here is terribly flat and boring. To join the Fitness Club, you pay a flat fee of £500. The sonata is in B flat minor. She finished the exercise in five minutes flat.
capital	Fill in the form in capital letters. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. You need plenty of capital to open a restaurant. Capital punishment has been abolished in many countries.
mean	What does ‘coagulate’ mean? I didn’t mean to hurt you. He’s far too mean to buy her flowers. The mean temperature for July is 25oC. You shouldn’t be so mean to your little sister.

You
probably need a different word to translate fair, flat, capital
and mean in each sentence. Sometimes the meanings are clearly
related – flat as in countryside has a connection with flat as
in apartment in that they both include an idea of being on one level. Sometimes,
however, there is no connection at all. For example, the meaning of fair as
in Book Fair has no obvious connection with any of the other meanings
of fair. Words like this can be called homographs (words with
the same spellings but different meanings).

Being aware of polysemy

It
is useful to be aware of polysemy in English for several reasons.

•
You need to remember that the meaning you first learnt for a word may not be
the one that it has in a new context.

•
You need to be aware that in English, words can sometimes be used as
different parts of speech. Flat with its apartment
meaning, for instance, can become an adjective, e.g. a set of flat keys.

•
Learning about the range of meanings that a word can have can help you to
learn several meanings for the price of one.

•
It will also help you to understand jokes in English, as these are often
based on polysemous words.

Language
help

The
context of a word with multiple meanings will usually make it absolutely
clear which of the word’s possible meanings is intended. So you can
understand what, for example, the noun drill
probably means in (a) a dental context, (b) an army context, (c) a
road-building context, or (d) a languagelearning context.

EXERCISES

91.1

Find
the example sentence in A opposite in which fair, flat, capital or mean has
the following meaning.

1
intend

2
exactly

3
proper, just

4
city with the seat of government

5
light in colour

6
unkind

7
fixed

8
neither very good nor very bad

9
money

10
unwilling to spend money

91.2

What
part of speech is the italicised word in each of the example sentences in A?

Write
a synonym or explanation for each of the examples not used in 91.1.

91.3

Here
are some more examples of polysemous words in English. Which word can fill
all the gaps in each group of sentences?

1
He struck a ____________ and we slowly began to look around the dark cave.

The
teenage cooks in the competition were a ____________ for any of the adults.

Their
marriage has been called a ____________ made in heaven.

2
That bird has an unusually long ____________.

Don’t
forget to keep the receipt when you pay your hotel ____________.

Parliament
is currently discussing a ____________ proposing changes to copyright
legislation.

3
Hannah gave us a lovely ____________ of glasses as a wedding present.

Let’s
now try and ____________ a date for our meeting next week.

My
father has very ____________ opinions about how people should behave.

4
I’ve applied for a ____________ in our company’s Paris office.

The
end of the race is indicated by a ____________ with a flag on it.

Why
not ____________ your query on an online forum? You’re bound to get a quick
response.

5
I didn’t get my assignment back because the teacher hadn’t had time to ____________
it.

Sales
have already passed the million ____________.

You’ve
got a red ____________ on your cheek. It looks like lipstick.

6
You need to be a special kind of person to ____________ a successful
business.

Do
you fancy going for a ____________ this evening?

Thanks
to the hot weather, our shop has had a ____________ on ice cream.

91.4

Look
at the Language help box. What does drill
mean in each of the four contexts suggested?

91.5

What
would the given word be most likely to mean in each of the contexts
suggested? Use a dictionary if necessary.

1	register:	a	a primary school	b	a post office
2	interest:	a	people planning a festival	b	a bank
3	dice:	a	a kitchen	b	people playing a board game
4	service:	a	people playing tennis	b	in a restaurant
5	case:	a	in a lawyer’s office	b	at an airport
6	cue:	a	people playing snooker	b	in the theatre

91.6

Explain
these one-line jokes. They are all based on polysemy.

1
I wondered why the tennis ball was getting bigger. Then it hit me!

2
Smaller babies may be delivered by a stork but the heavier ones need a
crane.

3
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

4
You know prices are rising when you buy a winter jacket and even down is
up.

ANSWER KEY

91.1

1
intend: I didn’t mean to hurt you.
2 exactly: She finished the exercise in five minutes flat.
3 proper, just: It’s only fair that we should share the housework.
4 city with the seat of government: Wellington is the capital of New
Zealand.
5 light in colour: I’ve got fair hair and burn easily in the sun.
6 unkind: You shouldn’t be so mean to your little sister.
7 fixed: To join the Fitness Club you pay a flat fee of £500.
8 neither very good nor very bad: His marks in his final exams ranged from
excellent to fair.
9 money: You need plenty of capital to open a restaurant.
10 unwilling to spend money: He’s far too mean to buy her flowers.

91.2

It’s
only fair: adjective (right)
The Frankfurt Book Fair: noun (large show)
the weather to stay fair: adjective (pleasant)
I’ve got fair skin: adjective (light)
ranged from excellent to fair: adjective (satisfactory)
the burning third-floor flat: noun (apartment)
terribly flat and boring: adjective (level)
a flat fee of £500: adjective (fixed)
B flat minor: noun (♭ =
a note that is a semitone lower than B itself)

in
five minutes flat: adverb (only; emphasises how quick a time is)
in capital letters: adjective (upper case)
the capital of New Zealand: noun (city where the country’s government
sits)
capital to open a restaurant: noun (money)
Capital punishment: adjective (punishable by death)
‘coagulate’ mean: verb (convey a meaning, express an idea)
mean to hurt you: verb (intend)
too mean to buy her flowers: adjective (opposite of generous)
be so mean: adjective (unkind)

91.3

1
match 4 post

2
bill 5 mark

3
set 6 run

91.4

a
an instrument a dentist uses to make holes in your teeth

b
training for marching

c
a powerful tool used for making holes in a road

d
an exercise practising grammar in a fairly mechanical way

91.5

1
a the list on which students are marked present or absent every day
b to send a letter or parcel in a special way so it has protection against
being lost
2 a how much performers might appeal to the public
b money earned on an investment or paid for a loan
3 a to cut up into small cubes (usually vegetables)
b a cube with a number from one to six on each side
4 a throwing the ball into the air and hitting it at the start of a turn
b the attention given to customers by staff
5 a specific problem being dealt with by lawyers
b a piece of luggage
6 a the long stick that players use in snooker or billiards
b the words or actions that tell an actor that it is his or her turn to speak

91.6

1
Then it hit me! This means ‘then I suddenly understood and then the ball
suddenly struck my body.’
2 This is based on the traditional saying that babies are delivered to a home
by a big bird called a
stork. A crane is another kind of large bird rather like a stork. But a crane
can also be a piece of
heavy machinery used to lift heavy objects.
3 In the first sentence, flies is a verb and like is a
preposition – the sentence is comparing the flight
of time with that of an arrow. In the second sentence, flies is a noun
and like is a verb and the
sentence says that fruit flies [very small insects] enjoy bananas.
4 As well as being a preposition, down is the word for very soft
feathers used to stuff, for example,
pillows or winter jackets. If prices are up, they have risen and if
they are down they have fallen.

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In the Listening as well as the Reading sections of the IELTS test, you will notice that several questions instruct you to write the answers in a specific format.

WRITE ONE WORD ONLY

ONE WORD ONLY means your answer should only consist of a single word.

Question: How many fingers are there in one human hand?

Answer 1: five (one word answer) Correct

Answer 2: 5 (5 is a number, not a word) Incorrect

Answer 3: five fingers (two words) Incorrect

Answer 4: 5 fingers (one number and one word) Incorrect

ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER means that you can use a single word, a single number, or both as an answer.

Question: How many years make a decade?

Answer 1: ten (one word answer) Correct

Answer 2: 10 (one number) Correct

Answer 3: 10 years (one number and one word) Correct

NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS

NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS means you can write either one word or two words as an answer but not more than that.

Question: In which direction does the sun rise?

Answer 1: east (you cannot write more than two words, but less than two words is allowed) Correct

Answer 2: the east (two words) Correct

Answer 3: in the east (three words) Incorrect

NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER

NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER means your answer can have up to two words or just one number or both.

Question: When is Valentine’s Day celebrated?

Answer: 14th of February (“14” is one number, “of” and “February” are two words) Correct

Answer tips

You can write numbers in either Arabic numerals (1, 2, 10, 85) or in words (one, two, ten, eighty-five).

Contracted words like doesn’t, it’s, can’t, Dr (as in doctor), tel no (as in telephone number), X-mas, etc are not accepted as answers.

Hyphenated words like high-tech, brother-in-law, close-up, long-term, etc are considered to be a single word.

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Why One-Word Answer Questions?

If you’re looking to have a fun time with your spouse, boyfriend/girlfriend, partner, or even friend, or to get to know them more, asking questions is one of the sure ways to.

Apart from having fun, it’s a sure way to know your spouse in a relaxed atmosphere.

What better way to know someone than when the mood is great?

Also, it could be a way to stimulate your/their brain and get creative.

Instructions

1.This is not a regular question and answer game. It’s strictly one-word answer questions.

Meaning, the answer to every question must be one word.

2. You can take turns in asking these questions and assign a mark to each question to declare a winner maybe or just to know the number of correct answers.

3. You can also set a time limit for each answer so that the game is more structured. For instance, a maximum of 10 seconds to answer each question, depending on the capacity and agreement of the people involved.

Have fun with these 100 cool one-word answer questions game!!

1.Describe your life

2. Your feeling right now

3. Your childhood

4. Your high school experience

5. Your celebrity crush

6. What you have a phobia for

7. Your dream job

8. Your favorite hobby

9. Your favorite holiday destination

10. Your next holiday destination

11. Describe your country

12. Describe your president

13. Describe your boss

14. Describe your job

15. Your college experience

16. Your first date ever

17. Describe your first day in high school

18. The first name of your first best friend

19. Describe your workplace

20. Describe yourself

21. Describe your first kiss

22. Describe your first boyfriend/girlfriend

23. Where is your happy place?

24. What’s your guilty pleasure?

25. Describe your first day at work

26. Describe your first job interview

27. What would you rather be doing right now?

28. What’s the best gift you’ve ever received

29. What’s your favourite board game?

30. Your favorite book in the Bible (if you’re a Christian)

31. A skincare product you can’t do without

32. Your favorite subject in high school

33. Your personality

34. Your most cherished attribute

35. Your favorite physical feature

36. The first thing you notice in others

37. A subject you’d teach if you were a teacher

38. Your least favorite subject

39. A home appliance you can’t do without

40. Your least favorite household chore

41. Your favorite household chore

42. One thing you regret ever trying and would try again

43. One thing you’re looking forward to trying

44. If you could go under the knife, what part of your body would you love to work on?

45. One thing you could do all day every day

46. One world problem you’d solve if you had the power

47. What you’d never buy with your money

48. An item you’d buy if you received a gift of 1M dollars

49. An activity you think should be banned

50. Describe the world

51. Your favorite animal

52. If there was a second life, you would love to come back as a man or woman?.

53. Your favorite color

54. A job you would never do even if the salary was 1M dollars a month

55. The sweetest name if you’ve ever heard

56. A celebrity you’d love to date

57. Your least favorite celebrity

58. The most unrewarding job in the world

59. Your favorite day of the week

60. Your favorite time of the year

61. Your favorite time of the day

62. Your mood when you wake up

63. The most unnecessary job

64. One thing you love about winter

65. One thing you love about summer

66. A place you’d love to visit again

67. Your very first opinion of me

68. Love is – – – –

69. Your role model

70. Favorite sport

71. Favorite meal of the day

72. Your favorite waking time

73. Your favorite sleeping time

74. The quality you value most in others

75. A habit you’d love to give up

76. A language you’d love to learn

77. What you think is overrated

78. What you think is underrated

79. A skill you think everyone should learn

80. What you find most boring

81. Your favorite bird

82. Your most-priced possession

83. The most useless thing you’ve ever bought

84. First thing you touch when you wake up

85. What makes you angry?

86. Your favorite fashion item

87. An unpopular person you think is a hero

88. Your favorite part of the house

89. Your favorite drink

90. Your favorite exercise activity

91. If you were a sales person, what product would you love to sell

92. One thing you hate

93. One thing you’re so good at

94. One thing you’re obsessed with

95. Your favorite word

96. People you think deserve the greatest punishment

97. The person you’d give anything to see

98. The person you wish never to see

99. A place you’d never go even if you were paid 1M dollars

100. One thing you think is more important than money.

Have fun!

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