put on versus up
What is the difference between put on and put up in:putting on the new porch
and
put up the garage?
To this American: \"to put on\" is \"to attach,\" so the porch is a new
structure that is attached to the house; \"to put up\" is \"to build,\" so
a new garage is built but it is probably a separate structure from the
house. In this context, anyway.
I put on jewelry, or put jewelry on. If I had a garden and canned the
produce from it, I would be putting up green beans and such. Cleaning
up after a four-year-old can include putting the toys up (on their
shelves, in their box).
And let's not forget \"put up with\", meaning \"to tolerate\"...when used
intransitively, the \"with\" disappears:
\"I'm not happy about how things are going, but I can put up.\"
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