Tutoring English, homonyms have been a favourite topic of mine since second grade. The tutor mentions defuse and diffuse. defuse:to remove the ignition device of a bomb. More generally, to quell tension by dulling the meaning, or the context, of …
Tutoring English, common questions can be interesting. The tutor continues about collective nouns. In my last post I begin about collective nouns, such as group. A natural question about them: do you refer to them as singular, or plural? The …
Tutoring English, there can be old ideas whose names might escape you. The tutor mentions collective nouns. We’re all familiar with the idea that some nouns seem singular but refer to plural, such as “a group”. Yet, what are such …
Self-tutoring about English: the tutor discusses use of the word so. The word so is a conjunction, but can also be an adverb. “I so often diet” might be an example. Another use case for so: (example 1:) Her advice …
Self-tutoring about saving passwords on a browser: the tutor continues… In my May 21 post I mention removing a saved password from Firefox. I don’t normally save passwords to the browser, but I did that time by mistake, so went …
Self-tutoring about Linux text editors: the tutor mentions selecting multiple lines in Nano. Here is how it works for me: Ctrl+^ to start the selection, then use the arrow keys to extend it. Ctrl+K cuts, while Ctrl+U uncuts to your …
Self-tutoring about vacant lots: the tutor reflects…. I lived in the Annapolis Valley from ages 10 to 13. They were some of the best years of my life. The school had three playgrounds: a big school, it was, K-7, 700 …
Self-tutoring about politics and “the way things are”: the tutor reflects…. Back in the 90s, many situations bothered me about “the way things were.” When I’d question any such case, someone in their late 40s or 50s would always say …
Self-tutoring about web browsers: the tutor mentions how to remove a saved password on Firefox. I use Lubuntu Linux, which comes with Firefox, which I’ve always liked. Firefox tends to ask me if I want to save the password when …
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Self-tutoring about then and now: the tutor continues about a time from the early 90s. Continuing the reflection from yesterday’s post: the three of us, as we listened to Deep Breakfast, seemed to be losing ground. For each of us, …
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