When we go online reading different plant care guides and all, we often stumble upon technical terms that are hard to understand, especially for the novice plant grower. What’s more, this glossary is a precious resource if you’re looking to add new words to your arsenal of plant-related words. This extensive list will most certainly …
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A work anniversary is a celebration of the day on which a person joined a company or organization. If it is someone’s tenth work anniversary, that means they have been working at the same business or institution for ten years. As an employer, showing your employees that you value their time and energy is a …
It is quite an understatement to say that many writers grapple and scuffle with punctuation and abbreviation systems like clockwork- And by extension, these two grammatical writing systems may have to be interwoven at times, thereby making matters more ill-fated than they already are. But if we bear in mind that we, humans, are hyper-creative …
There is perhaps no more famous literary expression in the world than “star-cross’d lovers,” from the prologue of William Shakespeare’s quintessential love story Romeo and Juliet. This line implies that the tragic fate of the two young lovers, who both commit suicide, was pre-destined. Their stars were crossed, not aligned, and therefore their love was …
Telling prepositional verbs apart is a back-breaking, Herculean mental task for both native English language users and non-natives alike. Interestingly, this is quite an unsurprising phenomenon according to language experts, as learning prepositions entail a higher level of grammatical maturity. So, you should never, ever panic about why you cannot easily make out the difference …
Addresses seem like they should be simple, but many fine details are involved. Is the address for a building? A P.O. Box? How do you properly abbreviate “court”? What name should you use for the recipient? The situation has only gotten more complicated as email and websites have changed the meaning of the word “address” …
The phrase “Cat’s in the cradle” is most popularly used in reference to Harry Chapin’s 1974 song of the same name. The song is about a father and son’s broken relationship, and is popularly interpreted as a warning against not investing enough time in one’s family. The song’s chorus references a series of children’s stories. …
A wise man once said that to truly learn a language, we must always learn two: The formal, written one, and the informal, spoken one. Of course, this is an oversimplification. The point stands, however, that language is a living thing. You can spend as many hours as you want in a library in front …
Have you ever seen a dainty-looking ant walking along carrying a huge insect carcass on its back? Whether they have a scrunched-up spider or a long, rigid centipede on their backs, ants are the world’s most adept weightlifters. Even though they have tiny, thin legs, slim waists, and disjointed, node-like torsos, ants can carry over …