It may not be readily apparent how a word defined in part as "concerned with or caused by dung" stands in as a substitute for "that sucks." But we speakers of the English language have long used words relating to excrement in highly figurative ways.Excrementitioushas, over the years, pr...
Title says it all. There’s a lot of grunt work, learning the ropes, doing all the work that nobody else wants to do, late night requests, etc. not saying I’m not willing to do it .
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That’s also exposition, just given directly to the reader. Both of these ways we’ve mentioned so far can be done well or done poorly. A character saying something that the audience needs to know … but clearlyonlyspeaking for the benefit of the audience? Well, that’s not great. Wheth...
When it comes to keywords, cast your net wide lexicologically and find different ways of saying the same thing. Remember that not everyone searches in the same manner. Your customers may be using keywords other than the ones that come to your mind. If you can’t change the location you’...
The intricate ways teens use these apps for validation astound me. The article didn’t mention the most obvious one: en emoji chart where each emoticon means something like: pretty, fun, spirited, talented, etc. You post the chart on your page and then your friends pick which ones describe...
But as I think about some of the efficient, green, time-honored ways to facilitate a body’s decomposition, or touching stories about honoring the dead and faring-them-well, I realize that I and countless other Americans can’t afford any of these things. Ok, I’m poor, my impecunious...
I expected that when I moved to New Zealand, where Christmas falls in summertime and hence lacks most of the environmental triggers that I’m used to — dark nights brightened by Christmas lights, cold weather, even, occasionally, snow — it would be easier. In some ways, it is. And Si...
Michael didn’t just want to be the best of the year (MVP). He wanted to be the best player of all time. He looked for ways to make himself the one competitor that other teams didn’t look forward to playing against because you knew he would relentlessly go hard for 48 minutes. ...
I would hold out for the best if you don’t think you’re getting it. And that’s all I said. And, you know, we hug goodbye and went on our separate ways. And I thought we were done. But no, since that coffee meeting, I’ve probably gotten a tex...