June 19, 2017
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Our Word of the Week is Pareidolia – Noun: The imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features – Collins English Dictionary Do you ever see faces in inanimate objects? … Continue reading
June 7, 2017
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Curiosity Killed the Cat This is said to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something; inquisitiveness can lead one into dangerous situations. Check out Phrases.org.uk for a potted history – another idiom! 😉 – of this phrase. … Continue reading
May 24, 2017
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Meaning: When someone puts themselves in a risky situation. “If someone goes out on a limb, they do something they strongly believe in even though it is risky or extreme, and is likely to fail or be criticized by other … Continue reading
May 24, 2017
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May 24, 2017
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Whom is often confused with who. What’s the difference between these two pronouns? Check out our latest Word Fact to find out! 🙂 How do you decide which one to use? When in doubt, substitute him (sometimes you’ll have to … Continue reading
May 8, 2017
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For the most part, the following infographic is correct: However, Art credit: Grammerly / Text adapted from: www.facebook.com/nademahmed78
April 27, 2017 by Miss Stewart | 0 comments
lean on
Rely on or derive support from. ‘they have learned to lean on each other for support’; put pressure on (someone) to act in a certain way. ‘a determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority’
(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.
Offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meagre. ‘the lean winter months’; ‘keep a small reserve to tide you over the lean years’
April 27, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Ever been shhh’d by me in the library and asked yourself, ‘Is the noise I’m making intrusive or obtrusive?’ No? 😉 Well, I bet you want to know now! To be intrusive is to involve oneself into the affairs of … Continue reading
April 20, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Can you figure it out? Answers on a postcard! 😀
April 10, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Read this post from Grammarly to find out the right way to procrastinate! 😮
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