Have you ever seen the word "pending" on a form or application? It comes from the Latin word "to hang" -- as in, to hang a picture. It means that something needs to happen, or that something is missing until the form is complete. Until someone does something necessary, the form will never go anywhere. It will just "hang" or remain "pending."
We get the word "pendulum" also from the Latin word "to hang." A pendulum hangs from a clock. It goes back and forth -- tick-tock!
Do you want to see your teacher's eyes pop out? If you forget your homework... and he asks, "Where is your homework?," you can say (with a big smile), "It's pending!" Or, if your children ask you for supper, and it is only 4:30, you can say, "It's pending, children."
What is something you have pending now? A Ukrainian friend of mine is waiting for her son from Russia. His visa to the U.S. is "pending." I hope that Mama and Son can be with each other soon.
We get the word "pendulum" also from the Latin word "to hang." A pendulum hangs from a clock. It goes back and forth -- tick-tock!
Do you want to see your teacher's eyes pop out? If you forget your homework... and he asks, "Where is your homework?," you can say (with a big smile), "It's pending!" Or, if your children ask you for supper, and it is only 4:30, you can say, "It's pending, children."
What is something you have pending now? A Ukrainian friend of mine is waiting for her son from Russia. His visa to the U.S. is "pending." I hope that Mama and Son can be with each other soon.
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