Depends on what the fence was made of. I think Gleb has a point in
that this announcement may have been written on a scrap of
cardboard which the protagonist attached to the fence using
whatever came readily to hand.... :-)

IMHO when you say "to post" it implies the mail service. Give me an example if
am wrong. At the very least the man could nail his message. :)

It can mean that. I think that meaning is more often used in British
English than here in America.

It can also mean to attach a message to a physical cork bulletin board,
wall, fencepost, telephone pole, etc., such as "I posted a for sale flyer
on the break room bulletin board" or "I posted the lost pet flyers to
several phone poles in the neighborhood."


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Hi Mike,

20.02.2024 15:45:00, Mike Powell wrote:

It can also mean to attach a message to a physical cork bulletin
board, wall, fencepost, telephone pole, etc., such as "I posted a for
sale flyer on the break room bulletin board" or "I posted the lost
pet flyers to several phone poles in the neighborhood."

Always good to see some more sunscribers here.
Keep us posted Mike!
:-)

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paper tray and the blinking red light" -- unknown

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Re: Funny story about Russian
By: Alexander Koryagin to Mike Powell on Thu Feb 22 2024 09:22 am

Hi, Mike Powell!
I read your message from 21.02.2024 15:28

It can also mean to attach a message to a physical cork bulletin
board, wall, fencepost, telephone pole, etc., such as "I posted a
for sale flyer on the break room bulletin board" or "I posted the
lost pet flyers to several phone poles in the neighborhood."

I see. And indeed any noun in English can be converted into a
verb. So, if we ve a lamp post we can post a message. ;-)

This is correct. ;) There are some nouns that convert to verbs
better than others, but that has never stopped (American) English speakers from trying to convert them all.

Can we fence a message? :)

Bye, Mike!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2024

Probably not but 'to fence something' is to sell it illegally. 'Jack fenced thet Mona Lisa for 19million to another Fence'. (the 'fence' here is a person who sells things on the black market illegally.

xxcarol
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