Don't Forget to Unpack Your Adjectives

When I was a kid, interspersed between Saturday Morning Cartoons was the ever educational Schoolhouse Rock. Decades later, the ditties from these little edutoons still return and stick in my head. A particularly memorable one encouraged viewers to "Unpack Your Adjectives." Until today, I never really realized how important it is to be able to unpack one's adjectives.

For example, this warship, the USS Gonzales, is a big boat...



In contrast, this tin can sailed by Somali pirates is a little boat...



It seems the pirates forgot to unpack their adjectives...

CBC News: "Sailors from the USS Cape St. George and USS Gonzalez were preparing to board the fishing boat when they saw the suspected pirates holding what appeared to be rocket-propelled grenade launchers. When the suspects began shooting, naval gunners returned fire with mounted machine guns." link



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Next time you go on a trip,
Remember this little tip:
The minute you get back,
They'll ask you this and that.
You can describe people, places, and things.
Simply unpack your adjectives.
You can do it with adjectives.
Tell 'em about it with adjectives.
you can shout it with adjectives.