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76A Fourth Grade Curriculum: Spelling
by Aya Katz
During the first week of school, there was no spelling test. The spelling curriculum got under way during week two. The children in my daughter's class were given a list of words to learn. There would be a... published 2 weeks ago
69FROM SHUNYA TO ZERO
by ram_m
FROM SHUNYA TO ZERO The Hindu merchants of yore followed certain simple mathematical rules. If someone was in debt, the numbers should be negative, and if money was due to him, the numbers should be positive.... published 6 months ago
73What Does Football Mean?
by helenathegreat
Which game is truly "football"? Are the Americans -- the majority English-speaking group, in this case -- right to call their game football? Or is the British national obsession the properly-named game? published 7 months ago
62Word Usage--Raising not rearing an interest in disinterest
by Ralph Deeds
William Safire's NY Times column this morning deals with the usage of a couple of words familiar to everyone--rear v. raise as in children and disinterested v. uninterested. He also introduces the term... published 2 years ago
55Trying To Make English Easier
by cjcs
Even native English users complain that the languge doesn't make a lot of sense. Instead of just complaining about it, here are some suggestions. published 3 months ago
55FROM NARCISSUS TO XANTIPPE
by ram_m
FROM NARCISSUS TO XANTIPPE NARCISSUM In Psychology, this refers to an early stage in human development, which is characterized by extreme concern with ‘self' with a total lack of concern for others. This... published 6 months ago
57bank
by thecounterpunch
From the Italian banca (in fact Latin), the Italians having "invented" the bank in 1472 with the first known bank, Monte Paschi di Siena. In medieval times, Italian moneylenders sat on a small bench while... published 17 months ago
57Eighteenth century vampire controversy
by joen_curt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article deals with vampires in folklore and legends. For treatments of the vampire legend in fiction, see vampire fiction. For the real bats that subsist on blood,... published 14 months ago
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