What Are Absolute Metaphors?
An absolute metaphor is a metaphor (or figurative comparison) in which one of the terms can't be readily distinguished from the other.......[Read More]
Unusual costumes
Nice Carnival is the largest winter event on the French Riviera. In 2009, Carnaval de Nice took place from 13 February to 1 March, and the theme was Roi des Mascarades (King of Masquerades).......[Read More]
Practice in Using the Past Forms of Verbs
This exercise is based on two paragraphs from "Hunger of Memory," the autobiography of Mexican-American Richard Rodriguez. The exercise will give you practice in using the correct past forms of regular verbs and irregular verbs.......[Read More]
How to Tie a Ghillie Shirt
The kilt is largely recognized as an icon of Scottish style. But what's often overlooked is the Ghillie shirt that's worn with a kilt for casual occasions. Also called Jacobean or Jacobite shirts, Ghillie shirts feature a distinct lace-up collar which runs from the middle of the chest up to the thro......[Read More]
Connotation and Denotation: Answers to Practice Exercises
The commonly confused words "connotation" and "denotation": answers to practice exercises.......[Read More]
How Well Can You Spell? Take This Test and Find Out
Here are the answers to the Spelling Review Exercises, Groups A through G.......[Read More]
Je Rijbewijs Halen Met Enkele Tips Voor Uw Rijexamen
Het gaat niet om de fout, maar de manier waarop je het oplost. Mocht je zo’n pil willen nemen, overleg dan eerst met je rijinstructeur envraag eventueel ook advies bij je huisarts. Neem geen versuffende medicijnen tegen de zenuwen. Het is gebeurd en je kunt er daarna niets meer aan doen. Na ti......[Read More]
The Illusion of Historic Time, by Alice Meynell (page two)
Alice Meynell's numerous essays on childhood, says Daniel Robinson, "are central to all of [her] prose work because childhood is the foundation of the human life explored in one way or another in all of the other essays." Nowhere does Meynell express that perception more eloquently th......[Read More]
Réfléchir - to reflect, think
Learn how to conjugate réfléchir, a regular -ir French verb.......[Read More]
Homophone Corner: What's the Difference Between 'Scene' and 'Seen'?
The noun "scene" refers to a place, setting, or view, or a part of a play or film. "Seen" is the past participle form of the verb "see."......[Read More]
Features of Pidgin Languages
A pidgin language is a simplified language used as a form of communication between groups of people who do not share a common language. The origin of the term "pidgin" is uncertain. It may come from a mispronunciation of the English word "business," or it may come from "pigeon," which is used to mea......[Read More]
Students Have The Wrong Mental Approach To Learning Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs, or rather the learning of irregular verbs, cause anxiety to many language students, that can be countered by using a positive mental approach.This article provides a method for achieving the positive mental approach required to relieve students' stress.......[Read More]
The Chaos, by Charivarius (Gerard Nolst Trenité) (page two)
Composed by Dr. Gerard Nolst Trenité (1870-1946), "The Chaos" illustrates many of the irregularities of English spelling (orthography) and pronunciation.......[Read More]
How to Place Wards in Wicca
Wiccans believe that everything contains energy, from humans and animals to trees and running water. They also believe that these energies can infuse inanimate objects, sometimes so strongly that they affect the living things around them. For instance, if you move into a new home and suddenly find y......[Read More]
Danmari Kurabe - Learn from a Story
"Danmari Kurabe" is one of Japanese folk tales.......[Read More]
Object - Objet - French Grammar + Pronunciation Glossary
Definition of object / objet.......[Read More]
Chinese Symbols for Sun
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