Oracle Tutoring, Campbell River, BC
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Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions something he noticed. The words acclimate and acclimatize mean the same – that is, to adjust to a new climate or reality. I’ve heard acclimatize often, but acclimate, seldom. Source: Mish, …
Tutoring English, you hear different pronunciations: sometimes a tutor feels the need to check. I’ve always said COMP-o-site. Yet, the other day I heard someone say comp-O-site. Their pronunciation surprised me, so I decided to check its validity. Merriam-Webster surprised …
Tutoring English, you notice some words have surprising definitions. The tutor mentions rarefied. I began about rarefied and its allies in my post from Sept 1. Now I continue: rarefied (adj) 1: thin, as a gas can be: present at …
Tutoring English, familiar words are interesting to research. The tutor mentions the meaning of vanguard. vanguard (noun): the leading group, possibly of a military action, an ideology, or a political movement. Source: dictionary.cambridge.org Mish, Frederick C. (editor). Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: …
Tutoring English, new words always arise. The tutor mentions antebellum. antebellum (adj): being of a time before a war. Typically, it describes things that existed prior to the US Civil War. The American slave trade, for instance, was antebellum. Some …
Tutoring English, homonyms are always interesting. The tutor mentions another pair. I’ll assume rabbit needs no definition. rabbet: an indent or groove cut into a surface, possibly so it can host a joining piece. Source: Mish, Frederick C. (editor). Merriam-Webster …
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, …
Tutoring English, a key idea may emerge any time. The tutor brings up transitive and intransitive. A transitive verb implies two entities: someone who performs the verb, but also its receiver. For instance, in the sentence [Suzie eats a snack.], …
Tutoring English, you encounter words you’ve heard for decades, but not seen in print. The tutor mentions spelt. I’ve heard people say spelt as past tense of spell, as in “I didn’t know that word is spelt that way.” Yet, …
Tutoring English, new words never stop. The tutor mentions heterodox. heterodox: diverging from what’s commonly accepted. Belief in sasquatch is heterodox. Rather like sasquatch, heterodox has gone unnoticed (by me) for decades – yet it’s always been there, waiting to …