[responsivevoice] consensus [/responsivevoice] [ kuh n-sen-suh s ] Quotation: Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage in consensus and cooperation – not cynicism and combat. Rick Perry Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the Day? […]
Capitonyms could be a new word and concept for many of you readers. But that is the entire idea behind these short lessons, right? The word is quite a give-away that it deals with capital letters, but what exactly do they do? Sometimes, capital letters make all the difference! The Macmillan Dictionary defines a capitonym […]
Here’s another interesting concept of the English language that we pulled right out of the treasure box for you. Palindromes sure sound complicated, but they aren’t if you understand what they are. One thing is for sure; they are fun and intriguing. So, what are palindromes? Remember the word games we played in school? Many […]
[responsivevoice] plausible [/responsivevoice] [ plaw-zuh-buhl ] Quotation: Everyone has noticed how hard it is to turn our thoughts to God when everything is going well with us… While what we call ‘our own life’ remains agreeable, we will not surrender it to Him. What, then, can God do in our interests but make ‘our own […]
Most people who write in English understand the primary use of a comma. They help reflect breaks or intervals in a sentence. But there is so much more that it does apart from being just punctuation. Several types of sentences have different meanings to express, and commas have a significant role to play. Take a […]
[responsivevoice]entrenched [/responsivevoice] [ en-trench ] Quotation: If you’re entering anything where there’s an existing marketplace, against large, entrenched competitors, then your product or service needs to be much better than theirs. It can’t be a little bit better, because then you put yourself in the shoes of the consumer… you’re always going to buy the […]
[responsivevoice] irreconcilable [/responsivevoice] [ ih-rek-uh n-sahy-luh-buh l ] Quotation: Relationships shouldn’t be disposable. If there’s something worth saving – not always the case, some relationships are irreconcilable – but if there is something that you determine is worth saving, then try to do that. Steve Carell Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of […]
[responsivevoice] ramify [/responsivevoice] [ ram-uh-fahy ] Quotation: The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up as most of us have been into every corner of our minds. John Meynard Keynes Social Example: Did you miss out on reading this Word of the […]
[responsivevoice] anomaly [/responsivevoice] [ uh-nom-uh-lee ] Quotation: In ‘Amalur,’ each person believes he has an immutable destiny, one that defines how, and how long, he will live. Until you come along. But of course, your character is the anomaly, somebody who can change both his own fate and the destinies of the people he interacts […]
[responsivevoice] empirical [/responsivevoice] [ em-pir-i-kuhl ] Quotation: Some people focus more on sonics. Some people focus more on the story. I focus on both sonics and story, but music sometimes, just music itself, can turn into more of a maths problem. I guess everything in life is a math problem, but it can be more […]