The known and the unknown

Today’s English
April 17th, 2017

Many English words that we already know and use in our day-to-day life in one meaning surprisingly have the meaning that we scarcely know.  Let’s see few of them here.

1.Pen
The known: A writing instrument
The unknown: A farm
Children are so excited to see the animals in the pen.

2.English rose
The known : English, a language and rose, a flower
The unknown: Any beautiful lady with fair skin, looking like an English woman
She, being an English rose, attracted everyone there in the function.

3.Beefcake
The known : beef, meat from cattle and cake, a baked sweet dissert
The unknown: An attractive  man with big muscles
The villain was a beefcake and looked more attractive than the hero.

4.Ball
The known : that which is used in games
The unknown: A big formal party with dancing
I enjoyed the ball very much.

5.Flame
The known : the visible part of fire
The unknown: An angry or insulting message sent on Whatsapp, Facebook or the internet
He sent me a flame and I unfriended him.

“There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns- the ones we don't know we don't know.”
- Donald Rumsfeld, the 13th Secretary of Defence, America