It’s easy to get discouraged. It’s easy to feel like you’re wasting your damn time doing this stringing-words-together thing hoping to achieve some unattainable goal that seemingly requires pulling blackjack every hand for an hour. Well, you’re not. ...
The seemingly simple word "another" in English belies a surprising depth of grammatical function and subtle semantic variations. While often used as a straightforward replacement for "one more," a deeper exploration reveals its versatility and capacity to convey meaning far beyond simple numerical addi...
Those kids receiving good grades share the similarity that it cannot do without the words “study hard” in their teachers’ comments. Seemingly, only working hard can they make progress in grades. It also seems to all exce...
“Quite why the word remains something of anoddityin American English is unclear.” Noun ▲ A strange or peculiar trait of a person or thing “This allusion would merely be anoddityof his poetry.” Noun ▲ A seemingly absurd or contradictory proposition that may prove to be true ...
First, we derive an expression for the expected degree distribution of vertices in the frontier of the algorithm which is shown to be highly skewed. Subsequently, we derive an expression for the expected message along an edge in a particular iteration. This skew suggests a weighted, iteration ...
… more ▼ Verb ▲ To suggest, imply or indicate “Parnell's comment would seeminglydenotethat he did not agree with the arguments made.” Verb ▲ To be a sign or symbol of “I think a lot of people who are drawn to witchcraft sometimes will get a tattoo, or mark themselves in some...
前者大多數曲子詞都是用女性的口吻寫的,後者女性口吻的詞比例也很高。《雲謠集》是佚名的作品而《花間集》是男性詞人署名的作品。本文試圖從多視角比較二者中女性口吻的作品,探究二者的承襲關係。從這種承襲關係可以作一个大膽的假設:即《雲謠集》在詞這一文體的蜕變中,扮演了關鍵性的角色。
(if we’re going to abuse this over-abused word as he does). Indeed it’s almost comical – in the way that so many insane-rightwing-plots are pure applied black comedy in the Bush Era – that a seemingly-heroic, do-good NGO like Freedom House could be led by one of the most ...
The end of the fiscal cliff’s drama only redeeming factor will be the public’s much due reprieve from the media chorus’ seemingly never-ending coverage. That ending, though, reaps new beginnings for the President, his congressional rivals, and the American people. President Obama scored his...
Among them, certain words, seemingly interchangeable, can often leave us in a state of confusion. This is particularly true for "the other," "other," and "another," three words that, while sharing some common ground, have distinct nuances that shape their usage. Delvin...