Tutoring English, you meet interesting concepts. The tutor mentions semantic overload. Semantic overload: when one word (or phrase) has more than one meaning. In English, it’s common; computers either don’t tolerate it, or if they do, perhaps not predictably. Source: …
Self-tutoring about birds: the tutor mentions ravens and crows. Maybe 10 days ago, out walking, I heard some crows making a fuss. They were on the ground nearby, maybe eight of them, but I couldn’t tell what the fuss was …
Self-tutoring about crows: the tutor mentions the different kinds in Canada. To quote a boxing coach I knew many years ago – a very good instructor, btw – I’m not getting any younger. He reflected that when I was 30 …
Self-tutoring about 70s music: the tutor revisits a classic. “Let Your Love Flow” was a great hit for the Bellamy Brothers: they took it to No 1 on May 1, 1976. It was written by Larry Williams. “Let Your Love …
Self-tutoring about birds: the tutor discusses jays in Canada. When I was around four, we moved to a house my father had built on the edge of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The forest began behind us, our lot barely cleared. I …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions the word eponymous. Eponymous is an adjective, and tells that something’s name isn’t due to itself; rather, it’s named after someone. Pi isn’t eponymous, but Planck’s Constant is. Source: britannica.com Barber, …
Self-tutoring about ’70s culture: the tutor reflects about Shaun Cassidy. I recall “Da Doo Run Run” from the late ’70s. I didn’t know it was a cover, or even that the ’77 version was by Shaun Cassidy. It was a …
Self-tutoring about birds: the tutor tells of discovering a merlin. I’ve known for a few months that one or more falcons frequent the skies around here: I’ve been noticing unpredictable flight patterns by birds larger than a swallow, and pointed …
Self-tutoring about my school years: the tutor reflects on lost memory. One year of my life I reflect on perhaps more than others is fifth grade. I moved often as a kid because my father was in the military. Therefore, …
Self-tutoring about surfing the ‘net: the tutor mentions a recent encounter. I clicked on a site that seemed harmless enough, but redirected me to a gift card scam. I was convinced the site was safe, so I keyed in its …