Thursday, September 13, 2012

when "out" is not "out"

Today, when I pulled up to a roadside stand to buy beans, no one was there. A handwritten sign over a money slot said: "We're sorry we are not out right now. We'll be out soon."

It looked to me like they were out I was hoping they'd soon be back. On the farm, among themselves, being out probably means out at the stand. I'm sure it nothing to do with "outing" (noun) or "outing" (verb).

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