When I was a little kid, I saw a sign that said "please refrain from smoking." Mom explained that meant not to do it.
A month later, I was in choir and we were singing from the printed lyrics. It said "REFRAIN" so I stopped. Choir teacher was irked.
Come on, guys...can't we work this out and have just one meaning for REFRAIN?
2007-03-05 14:18:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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2007-03-05 14:22:46 · answer #1 · answered by gon 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hm. Interesting. The best I can determine is that one is a verb (to refrain) and the other is a noun (a refrain), and as such they have different meanings.. Their origins are similar, however.
2007-03-05 14:24:51 · answer #2 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought there was only one meaning. maybe the lyrics were singing to refrain from something other than singing the song?
2007-03-05 14:22:06 · answer #3 · answered by questionasker 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-17 09:04:48 · answer #4 · answered by millie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're not opposite...
refrain (n) is like the chorus
refrain (v) means don't do it
They're just different parts of speech...
2007-03-05 14:23:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, not in english!
every hobby and activity will have it's own vocabulary! like point could be an action on the street, but it's a dot in a math class.
Piano even has two meanings in music, both the instrument and the volume =p
2007-03-05 14:22:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-03-05 14:22:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anpadh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋