Friday 31 May 2013
Thursday 30 May 2013
On a Toxic-Free Generation
It's time to "wipe away the fingerprint of our old habits" and start clean by using greener household, beauty, and hygiene products.
Wednesday 29 May 2013
On Acronyms
They are not the same as abbreviations and/or initialisms:
Acronym: A new word formed by the first letters of each of the successive words in the term. (e.g. IKEA, Radar, Laser, NATO)
Abbreviation: A shortened form of a word/phrase used in place of the whole term. (e.g. Mtl, wknd, amt, etc)
Initialism: An abbreviation formed from initial letters that do not spell out a word therefore must be pronounced as individual letters. (e.g. HMV, SXSW, ABC, FDA)
Acronym: A new word formed by the first letters of each of the successive words in the term. (e.g. IKEA, Radar, Laser, NATO)
Abbreviation: A shortened form of a word/phrase used in place of the whole term. (e.g. Mtl, wknd, amt, etc)
Initialism: An abbreviation formed from initial letters that do not spell out a word therefore must be pronounced as individual letters. (e.g. HMV, SXSW, ABC, FDA)
(IKEA stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd)
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Monday 27 May 2013
Sunday 26 May 2013
Saturday 25 May 2013
Friday 24 May 2013
Thursday 23 May 2013
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Monday 20 May 2013
On World Hunger
If we are not going to take the proper steps to help the thousands who die of hunger every day the least we can do is not take our own food for granted.
Sunday 19 May 2013
Saturday 18 May 2013
Friday 17 May 2013
Thursday 16 May 2013
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Tuesday 14 May 2013
Monday 13 May 2013
Sunday 12 May 2013
Saturday 11 May 2013
Friday 10 May 2013
On Computer Programming
Although not taught in most schools, learning to code can be one of the most useful tools one can learn at any age.
Thursday 9 May 2013
Wednesday 8 May 2013
Tuesday 7 May 2013
Monday 6 May 2013
Sunday 5 May 2013
Saturday 4 May 2013
Friday 3 May 2013
Thursday 2 May 2013
Wednesday 1 May 2013
On Homonyms
They are not the same as homophones and/or homographs.
Homonyms: Words that have the same pronunciation and spelling but different meaning. (e.g. I cannot BEAR it vs. is that a BEAR?)
Homophones: Words that have the same pronunciation but different spelling and meaning. (e.g. TWO vs. TOO vs. TO)
Homographs: Words that have the same spelling but different meaning and pronunciation. (e.g. WIND in the Willows vs. Time to WIND down)
Homonyms: Words that have the same pronunciation and spelling but different meaning. (e.g. I cannot BEAR it vs. is that a BEAR?)
Homophones: Words that have the same pronunciation but different spelling and meaning. (e.g. TWO vs. TOO vs. TO)
Homographs: Words that have the same spelling but different meaning and pronunciation. (e.g. WIND in the Willows vs. Time to WIND down)
(Similar but different claws at the Montreal Biodome)
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