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Here in my country, all powdered detergents are called Fab and all diapers are called Pampers, I guess this would be recognized as metonym.

One anaphora which comes to mind is the lines which begin, Let freedom ring,which comes from Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, I have a dream.

There are so many antonyms that come to mind but i'll just list a few. big and little up and down inside and outside now and then above and beneath

I can't think of any reason why the word "hoax" should be considered an informal word. It is a formal word which gets used quite often during informal conversations and so I can see why one may have mistakenly thought it to be a slang word.

It could be a little difficult to say which words or phrases can be use in an office since all offices should but do not operate the same. I think that as long as nothing insulting, derogative or racial comes out you should be ok.

Eat like a horse- To be always eating something. To feel like a fish out of water- to be unwell or somewhat out of place. Wolf in sheep clothing- A not so nice person disguising him/her as a good person.

To have a aching heart- a feeling of sadness because love has been lost or has faded. Have a heart of gold- to be kind, generous or friendly. do in a heart beat- to do something without hesitation.

We have a lot of those sayings here on the island too. I guess every region has their own. Most would be in our native language so one close to English would be to say someone is thief like Miss Mary's pus, meaning that the person is a professional thief.

Two familiar idioms I recall are: Get the show on the road- to begin an activity that has been planned. Drive a hard bargain- expecting a lot for what you pay or do.

Palindromes are always fun to work with. Here are a few others: Pop eye toot deed

I thought long and hard for any other word since most that were familiar to me were already mentioned. The one that came to mind was camcorder which come from camera and recorder.

To rub salt in old wound- bring to remembrance something terrible or cause something that was already bad to become worst. A dose of one's own medicine- To have the same unpleasant action meted out to you. Take one's medicine- accepting punishment for your actions without complaining.

With shaky feet I went from room to room in search of him. The kitchen knife still behind my back and the anxiety building up in my heart to find him hiding somewhere around.

The idiom "kick the bucket" has been used here time after time to refer to the fact that someone has past. The explanation certainly make sense as I am lead to think of the kicking away of the bucket which was used as a balance, therefore causing death.

There are a few English words that have me struggling to make the pronunciation but the one that comes to mind now is 'amateur'. Even when I think I have the pronunciation correctly it still sounds a bit awkward.

Acts-things done. Ax- chopping tool. Cent-one hundredth of a dollar. Scent-an aroma. Cereals-grains. Serials- numbers in sequence.

I don't think we should go ahead and blame English Language for the words that seem to have a wrong spelling. After all, the root of the word, whether it be British, American, Latin, etc. causes the spelling of these words to be different.

Homophones can be a bit tricky when you are a child. However, reading a lot makes it easier to get acquainted with each homophone and identify them differently.

I do prefer a classroom setting or at least some form of human contact whenever I am learning a subject. Other methods, like recent technology would certainly help but having a one to one discussion with no screen separating parties is priceless to me.

Although I am a fluent English speaker I sometimes doubt myself of the possibilities I could accomplish in wrting. I think that doing a creative writing course would be a good way to increase my potential and also give me the confidence I need to trust myself whenever I write.

I've never tried one of these stories before now. At first I didn't really understand what was meant by choosing your own adventure. It is a fun way to pass the time and even get a little creative too.

From what I have heard, the younger the individual is, the better it is for them to learn a new language. You'd be surprised to know that small children won't get confused from learning multiple languages. They are very much able to differentiate each language and have full grasp of each. I think you should go ahead and communicate with her in all the languages and I guess she'll thank you later.

Actually I am not on a regimen now. I do what I can when I can and I like watching movies in the language that I am learning. When my daughter is at home she tries to get me on one but I am never able to stay on track because of my schedule.

I noticed you didn't mention I'm yours in Dutch. Have you learnt it yet and do you mind sharing?