Self-tutoring about Canadian electricity production: the tutor begins. Canada’s leading electricity generating capacities are Quebec first, then Ontario second. In 2018, Quebec’s capacity was about 14% more than Ontario’s, and about 150% more than BC’s. Source: cer-rec.gc.ca cer-rec.gc.ca cer-rec.gc.ca
Tutoring English, you can get schooled. The tutor mentions good vs well. Technically, if a car performs well, we say it “runs well.” However, having looked over many car ads in my life, I can’t recall seeing “runs well” – …
Self-tutoring about lifestyle: the tutor mentions a trend in his life. The last few years, I don’t sleep so well as before. I might feel very tired at 23:30, but awaken at 02:30. My mind races – it won’t rest. …
Self-tutoring about birds: the tutor reflects about the black-billed cuckoo. We often hear of cuckoo birds in folk culture, but do they even live in Canada? Yes, two varieties do: the yellow-billed and the black-billed. The black-billed cuckoo certainly lived …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions endogenous. endogenous: caused from within, typically by an inherent part of the entity. Source: Mish, Frederick C (editor). Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.
Self-tutoring about psychology: the tutor mentions groupthink. groupthink: adoption of an irrational point of view in order to fit in with a group. Source: psychologytoday.com
Self-tutoring about web search strategy: the tutor gives his number 0 idea. My experience is that, typically, the information I need is on the Web – but where? Some information is surprisingly hard (for me) to find. Why? I didn’t …
Tutoring English, homonyms are a favourite topic. The tutor mentions a couple more. burro: a small donkey. burrow: a dug-out space under ground where an animal dwells. Source: Mish, Frederick C (editor). Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004. Barber, Katherine et …
Tutoring English, there’s always more to learn. The tutor mentions a word he’s seen lately. In my view, collocation can be understood from pretending it’s co-location. It refers to the idea of items being found together, often not by accident. …
Self-tutoring about human nature: the tutor examines an oft-asked question. To begin: I believe in God; however, I’m not an evangelist. The following philosophical question was posed to me decades ago, before I believed. I revisit it often: If I …