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Death of Common Sense – An Obituary
This text "The Death of Common Sense" was sent to me and I thought I would share with you. There is a message behind the story which I feel is so true. What has happened to the world? What has happened to common sense? There is a lot of vocabulary here so if there is...
In the nick of time
In the nick of time = Just in time = almost too late for something, with no time to spare. We arrived at the airport and boarded our plane in the nick of time. I finished the last question in the test in the nick of time nick = a small cut (or piece of something)...
A snail enters a bar joke
A snail goes into a bar and the barman tells him there's a strict policy about not having snails in the bar and so kicks him out. A year later the same snail re-enters the bar and asks the barman "What did you do that for?" VOCABULARY Snail = a small creature...
Maybe or May be – What is the difference?
When do you use maybe and when do you use may be? This is a common mistake for students learning English (and sometimes native speakers too!). The simplest explanation is: Maybe = perhaps May be = is possibly Our boss was sick yesterday so he may be absent from work...
What is beautiful is good
The Quote What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon also be beautiful. - Sappho (died 610 B.C.) Greek lyric poet Thoughts on the Quote There's a common proverb similar to this one, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, meaning that each person determines...
The longest word in the English language
The longest word in the English language How long do you think the longest word in the English language is? Think about the word ‘beautiful’. That’s 9 letters. So maybe the longest one is 10, 11 or 12 letters long? No, it has 28 letters! Antidisestablishmentarianism...
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