Self-tutoring about English and popular culture: the tutor mentions “Wow.” “Wow” is used a lot these days…more than I recall it was in the 80s, for instance. To me, there’s a likely reason. “Wow” has become one of those words …
Self-tutoring about messages of songs and videos: the tutor mentions one. Glass Animals “Youth” seems, to me, to be about a girl who gives her child – her “boy” – up for adoption. She does so because she feels she …
Self-tutoring about messages and humour from popular culture: the tutor discusses a gem from Hotels.com A recent ad on YouTube has me laughing, simply because of the incredible content it delivers in maybe 30 seconds. I’m sure many of my …
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Self-tutoring about brands, product names, and nostalgia: the tutor reflects…. Yesterday, facing yard work with renewed vigor, I had to fix the weed whipper. Yet, what is a weed whipper? Technically it’s a “string trimmer:” a powered hand tool you …
Self-tutoring about something I should know: the tutor looks into the idea of meme. I never heard the word meme until my kids started using it, likely when they were in middle school. Meme seems to mean a point of …
Self-tutoring about the early 80s: the tutor begins about new wave. If you remember the mid-70s to the early 80s, you recall music – especially hit music – changed. Not every song was different, but “rock and roll” was largely …