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I wrote about these verbs almost a year ago, but today an opportunity to use them presented itself.
Yesterday I went for a run and took my keys off the keyholder. Today when I was leaving house to meet my friend I took the keyholder and when I got to the front door I realised the keys were not there. The front door was locked – I managed to lock myself both out (of my flat) and in (inside the house) – quite an achievement, isn’t it?
I phoned my husband who, luckily, works only 15 minutes away by bike or by bus and while waiting for him I had a chance to catch up on my vocab revision with Anki flashcards.
A few minutes later I heard a buzz. “This must be the postman delivering the parcel with my yoga blocks”, I thought. Our conversation went like this:
Me: Hello? Hello? Hello?
Postman: …
(I realise this must be the postman who always wears headphones and sunglasses, and obviously cannot hear me).
Me: Hello?
Postman: Hello?
Me: Hi! Sorry I cannot open the door – I managed to lock myself out of my flat and I don’t have the keys to the front door, but my husband is about to come and rescue me, so could you leave the parcel by the front door please?
Postman: Yes, I’ll leave it by the flowerpot.
Me: Thanks a lot!
Phew… My husband arrived just a few minutes later, I got reunited with my yoga blocks and was just in time to meet my friend. All’s well that ends well!
Confessions of the Linguistic Spy 