WUP for Thursday, 5/8

You will never be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life. --Dr. James G. Bilkey

Vocab
astute (adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
The astute management of money is a valuable skill but may not by itself make a good executive.

Literary Term
METONYMY A figure of speech in which a person, place, or thing is referred to by something closely associated with it. Referring to a king or queen as “the crown” is an example of metonymy, as is calling a car “wheels.”

Usage

try and, try to Use try to, not try and.

EXAMPLE

I will try to [not try and] finish my report on John Updike.