Vince was mowing the lawn when his friend Vic shouted at him out of the blue, "Have you been to Venice?"
"What?" Vince shouted back. "I've never been to Venus. Are you crazy?"
"Venice, the Italian city. Not Venus, the planet."
Vince stopped to talk with Vic on the lawn. Early in the morning, Vince heard a snap outside and he scrambled to the lawn and only found out it was the cat that was meowing on the fallen branch - the cat might have had a nap on the tree. He decided to mow and clean the lawn from scratch.
Vince kept dreaming of having a vacation in Venice - he would rather play volleyball on the beach in Venice than see a valley in a mountain area.
Written by Expector. Hope you enjoy it. Pay attention to the confusables:
Vince - Vic - Venice - Venus
snap - nap
mowing - meowing
volleyball - valley
scramble - scratch
Comments
@Onee
I just re-edited it again - indeed, I've re-edited it several times. Now, it's more readable and clearer. It's a good idea to keep reediting your writing until you're satisfied with it. Thanks again!
@Alice
Many thanks! You could write another one - we enjoyed reading the 'confusing words' blog by you. You really have got a wide vocabulary - try to share your skills in memorizing all the words that are rarely used.
Nice! It's good that you also included other new words in addition to your confusing words all in one fun blog! :)
Ops, correction to my own comment *had ever been. :D
Okay, Expector, it's clear now. Vince had never been to Venice. Because I was confused before. Thank you. :)
@Onee
Great! Thanks for asking.
I just re-edited the blog, and now, it's clear that Vince had never been to Venice. If Vince had been to Venice, his friend Vic should have known that, but the fact is that Vic asked if Vince had been to Venice. So, it makes sense that Vince had never been to Venice:))
So, Vince ever had been to Venice, right?
Very short, but many characters. A relax conversation, but I can feel it's fun and enjoyable.
Just great blog as always, dear Expector. :)
@Evangelina
Thanks. Keep writing and commenting!
@beethoven
You could try to write a blog like this. It can be fun to write this way. I think it could be an effective way to learn new words. Thanks.
@Keen
Thanks for the nice comment. Yes, 'to mow a lawn' is a common expression. I wish words could flow naturally out from my pen!
@dara
Sometimes I wonder who named a city, too. Or rather, who created all the English words including 'Venice'?
Thanks.
Xie xie Expector Smith! I have been always wondering about why Venice was named Venice? Why it has been given such a geographical name?