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September 22, 2019

Glutinous – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

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[responsivevoice]Glutinous[/responsivevoice] [ gloot-n-uh s ] Quotation: Black glutinous rice works in both savoury and sweet dishes. It’s a popular pudding rice in south-east Asia, where you’ll often come across it cooked…

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September 21, 2019

Fluster – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

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[responsivevoice]Fluster[/responsivevoice] [fluhs-ter] Quotation: Put your leaders in stressful scenarios. Make them figure out solutions under pressure. See if you can make them frustrated, angry, and flustered, and then demand decisive…

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September 20, 2019

Malignant – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

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[responsivevoice]Malignant[/responsivevoice] [muh-lig-nuhnt] Quotation: The problems in our educational system are indissociable from broader malignant trends in our society, and they can’t be solved by lots of testing and by punitive…

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September 16, 2019

Alacrity – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

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[responsivevoice]Alacrity[/responsivevoice] [uh-lak-ri-tee] Quotation: During childbearing years, changing jobs – even for a fundamentally better gig – can be a very bad idea. Those prime childbearing years – mid-twenties to early…

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September 14, 2019

Haughty– meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

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[responsivevoice]Haughty[/responsivevoice] [haw-tee] Quotation: Regardless of the gender of the highest wage earner, the balance of power in the relationship will suffer if the higher earner uses control of the purse…

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September 13, 2019

Single and Double Quotation Marks Dilemma

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We see several sentences wrapped in quotation marks in books, articles and blogs. Quite obviously, we do not focus on them a lot because it is the content that interests…

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September 13, 2019

Extol– meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

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[responsivevoice]Extol[/responsivevoice] [ik-stohl] Quotation: I don’t get involved in criticizing or extolling really good artists who do their job. That’s for other people. Neal Adams Social Example: Did you miss out…

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September 10, 2019

Unctuous – meaning, grammar, and usage

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[responsivevoice]Unctuous[/responsivevoice] [uhngk-choo-uh s] Quotation: A great fig should look like it’s just about to burst its skin. When squeezed lightly it should give a little and not spring back. It must…

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September 8, 2019

Slapstick – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

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[responsivevoice]Slapstick[/responsivevoice] [slap-stik] Quotation: Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it. Maureen O’Hara Social Example:

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September 7, 2019

A Guide to English Punctuation

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We all are cognizant that the lack of punctuation or incorrect punctuation could change the meaning of the sentence entirely. But why do we use them? Wouldn’t English be easier…