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Self-tutoring about file formats: the tutor mentions a way to open a pub file. An email came in with an attachment of file type .pub. I’m not familiar with that extension; it turns out to be from Microsoft Publisher, which …
Self-tutoring about back-to-school memories: the tutor reflects. There was a kid I knew in grades 4, 5 and 6. He was very popular, but I didn’t know him outside of school. Let’s call him Roy, but that wasn’t his name. …
Self-tutoring about political science: the tutor begins about a topic relevant to every worker. My degree is in math, not political science. Therefore, I’m really roughing out the ideas I’m presenting – a political scientist might object to the simplicity …
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Self-tutoring about birds: the tutor tells a story. I had some great chance discoveries of birds when I was a kid. During the past five or more years, however, my best bird identifications have involved some hide and seek. Another …
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: …
Self-tutoring about backyard insects: the tutor mentions the bald faced hornet. I’ve noticed several bald faced hornets this year in the backyard. They look rather like yellow jackets except they have white stripes. The bald faced hornet’s abdomen might also …
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 …
Self-tutoring about possible careers for students: the tutor mentions agronomist. What does an agronomist do? An agronomist is trained about how to facilitate crop growth and about the problems that can hinder it. Therefore, an agronomist may advise about which …
Self-tutoring about French: the tutor notices a pair of French homonyms. I’m not even sure if French includes the concept of homonyms. If it does, however, I think it’s got a lot. I’m not French, but my wife and high-school-aged …