Nature: diving moose
Self-tutoring about Canadian wildlife: the tutor reports…. I read today that moose may dive to depth of 5.5m to eat plants from a lake bottom. Interesting, eh? I plan to follow up with more moose posts. Source: hww.ca
Month: December 2019
English: ideologue
Self-tutoring about English: the tutor mentions the word ideologue. An ideologue is someone who lives their code of beliefs. It’s the first ‘o’ I find interesting here: ideologue, yet idealist. Source: Barber, Katherine et al. Oxford Canadian Dictionary of Current …
English: obviate
Self-tutoring English: the tutor mentions a word he noticed. Obviate means to relieve from need or from peril. Finding your own pencil can obviate the requirement of borrowing one. As well, one can obviate holiday panic by starting their Christmas …
Nature: three spruces
Self-tutoring about spruce on the East Coast: the tutor recalls…. Living in the Atlantic provinces as a kid, I encountered three spruces: white, black, and red. White and black spruce thrive below the tree line. They are hardy species that …
English: Homonyms: syntax vs sin tax
Self-tutoring about English: the tutor notices another pair of homonyms… Calling syntax and sin tax homonyms might be a stretch, since sin tax is two words. People might hear them similarly, however. syntax: the rules of order and construction in …
Yard work: morel mushroom
Self-tutoring about wild plants and fungi: the tutor mentions a find. Visiting the compost today, I noticed a shiny black thing with numerous odd-shaped lobes. Nearby, a second one presented. I bent down to examine one. I assumed it a …
Sports: Wrestling
Self-tutoring about high school sports: the tutor opens a new chapter…. A few weeks ago, somewhat suddenly, my grade 12 son joined high school wrestling. It’s a sport I know little about, although, in grade 5 PE, I did do …