A: Hey man... I really like your pad. Those lava lamps are far out! Thanks for letting me crash here tonight. B: Its no problem, brother! I wanted a pad where people could come, listen to music and just hang loose, you dig what Im saying? A: I dig it...
Grammar Girl here. I believe I've said before that speaking and writing are two different skills. Since I'm in a summertime mood, I thought it would be fun to go beyond grammar rules today and talk about some funny errorssuch as spoonerisms, mondegre...
Grammar Girl here. I believe I've said before that speaking and writing are two different skills. Since I'm in a summertime mood, I thought it would be fun to go beyond grammar rules today and talk about some funny errorssuch as spoonerisms, mondegre...
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is the difference between abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms. Unfortunately, you can't call any abbreviation made up of a phrase's first letters an acronym. Sometimes they are initialisms. Acronyms But let's bac...
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is the difference between abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms. It's kind of an extension of the last episode, because I want to clarify the difference between abbreviations and acronyms. Any shortened form of a w...
A: All right, drag her over here, and help me tie her up. B: I cant believe she fell for it! She is a lot more gullible than I thought! A: Well, you gotta admit, my acting was brilliant! B: Whatever. I was the one that convinced her to come. Look, sh...
A: All right, so this is what we are going to do. Ive carefully mapped this out, so dont screw it up. Mr. Rabbit, you and Mr. Fox will go into the bank wearing these uniforms. We managed to get repli- cas of the one the guards wear when they pick up...
A: Whoa, whoa, whats going on? Watch out! B: Hey, watch where youre going! A: Oh, no! Im so sorry! Are you all right? B: Oh...I dont know. A: I feel terrible, I really didnt mean to knock you over. My tire, just exploded, and I lost control of my bik...
DISABLED? NOT ME! I know people are trying help, but I wish they wouldnt treat me as if I were a child. Zhong Xiaowen is sixteen and a middle school student in Northern China. She is one of the best students in her class and she won an award for youn...
1. Democrats in the House may pass health care reform without actually voting on it. The idea is to vote on a rule for debate and that will be enough. Republicans are calling it sleight of hand *. 2. Crews in South Carolina are trying to figure out a...
