Self-tutoring about English: the tutor shares a find. Since I was a kid, I’ve heard people say, for instance, “45 klicks,” meaning 45 km. I’ve never suspected that, in that context, “klick” starts with a “k”. Source: Barber, Katherine et …
via Daily Prompt: Retrospective retrospective (adj): surveying past events or periods. Oxford Canadian Dictionary of Current English, Oxford University Press, Don Mills, 2005. Humans are occupied with time’s passage and the changes that transpire. Individuals, teams, businesses, and countries have …
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Tutoring English, spelling can hold surprises. The tutor mentions one he got from spelling “disfunctional.” This editor is unhappy with the spelling “disfunctional”, yet Merriam-Webster does allow for it. Given that Merriam-Webster is American, and so I’m sure is this …
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via Daily Prompt: Juxtapose Self-tutoring about the application behind a word: the tutor reflects about juxtapose. juxtapose (verb): to set side by side so as to compare. –Oxford Canadian Dictionary of Current English, Oxford University Press, Don Mills, 2005. Typically …
Tutoring English, homonyms are a curiosity. The tutor mentions another pair: leech and leach. leech (n): a worm-like creature that sucks blood from its prey. leach (v): to wash out, as nutrients from soil by over-watering. Source: Gilmour, Lorna (editor). …
via Daily Prompt: Archaic Self-tutoring: the tutor reflects on an inexorable process. Seeking a solid foundation, I look up archaic: archaic: 1) ancient; 2) out-of-date. -Collins Essential Canadian English Dictionary and Thesaurus, HarperCollins, 2006. For the purpose herein, archaic’s second …
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Tutoring English, grammar inevitably arises. The tutor mentions a use of which he’s long considered. Decades ago I read a humorous article I really liked that included something like this: He didn’t like that dish. Which is why he always …
Self-tutoring: the tutor finds the definition of avatar. avatar: representation, on Earth, of a god or goddess, in human or animal form. Source: Gilmour, Lorna. Collins Essential Canadian English Dictionary & Thesaurus. Glasgow: HarperCollins, 2006. Jack of Oracle Tutoring by …
Tutoring English, obscure words can be fun. The tutor brings up natatorium. natatorium a swimming pool, particulary an indoor one. Source: Mish, Frederick C. (editor). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004. Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell …
Finding blogs to follow leads to self-tutoring: the tutor mentions Maanini Singhvi’s blog A Fresh Outlook. Reading a blog can inject you with the writer’s point of view. Such was my experience today, reading Tagore’s Ideals and Our Progress. Therein, …