Some funny English rules
Enjoy this list of “rules of writing” that share the humor of being self-contradictory! (After all, I was an English teacher in my first incarnation!) Don’t use no double negatives. A preposition is something never to end a sentence with. No sentence fragments. Don’t overuse exclamation marks!!! Verbs has to agree with their subjects. Take […]
When is it bad or good?
When do we consider a plant a weed? Got any “weeds” in your life? Simply expressed, a weed is any plant that grows where it isn’t wanted by us. It is interested to consider, though, that one person’s weed is another person’s wildflower! Weeds are defined by their tendency to flourish at the expense of […]
Thinking about money?
After all, it is April 15th and we all know what that means. It probably means we’re thinking about money! Did your folks ever say no to your wanting something expensive with the iconic “Money doesn’t grow on trees” response? If so, you may well have learned economic restriction! As you grow in your awareness of […]
Are you a lexophile too?
“Lexophile” is a word used to describe those that love using words in rather unique ways, such as “you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish”, or “to write with a broken pencil is pointless.” Pick YOUR favorite! When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate. When the smog lifts in Los […]
Right time and place?
A mother and a baby camel were lying around under a tree. Then the baby camel asked, “Why do camels have humps?” The mother camel considered this and said, “We are desert animals so we have the humps to store water so we can survive with very little water.” The baby camel thought for a […]