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a flash of distant lightning in Chuvash isialt-ialt; andburu-buruis Japanese for “vibration.” The Ewe language (Africa) has words describing gait:bafo-bafo, for the walk of a lively short person,boho-bohofor the walk of a stout, heavily treading person, andwudo-wudofor a casual walk...
A universal redux version of my Meteor attempt at Words with Friends (online scrabble). - words-with-strangers-redux/input_words.txt at master · joshwcomeau/words-with-strangers-redux
struggling to enhance your speaking or writing skills, this blog is dedicated to you. It features all essential resources that would enable to quick-start your learning journey. Adjectives play a vital role in expressing ourselves and describing the world around us...
RiverA large, flowing body of water that empties into a sea or ocean. StreamA small, narrow river. BeachA sandy or pebbly shore of a body of water. Advanced Vocabulary for Nature When it comes to describing the beauty of nature, sometimes basic vocabulary just doesn’t cut it. That’s ...
” He then extends this idea by saying that life is “a walking shadow, a poor player”—in other words, that which speaks the syllables of recorded time, and then never speaks again. By describing life as an idiot which signifies nothing, Macbeth is saying that life has no inherent ...
Common in South Africa There are almost innumerable borrowings from Afrikaans inSouth African English, includingbraai(a shortening ofbraaivleis, abarbecue),drift(a ford),dorp(a small town),kraal(a corruption of thePortuguesecurral, an enclosure forcattle; comparecorral),laager(a defensive circle ...
Describing someone as aballermeans that they are a very successful person. Anyone who is aballeris also extremely wealthy or has a lot of money at that time, like a professional athlete. 10. Crushing it “Tammy is crushing it at her new job!” ...
(See below for a sample story written by Bruce Pegg describing his first Genesis show at Leicester’s De Montfort Hall during the Selling England by the Pound tour in 1973). Images:Photos of the band, before, during, or after a show; scans of ticket stubs, posters, or any tour memorabi...
Even if you aren’t a self-proclaimed wordsmith or poet, it’s easy to appreciate the flavors and sounds of certain words, especially when describing something you find beautiful. Not only do words help us express our thoughts and feelings, they can also transport us to a different time and...