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Vocabulary Builder with Easy Latin Root Words
Vocabulary builder. Vocabulary exercises. Vocabulary building with Latin root words. Increase vocabulary fast by knowing a few Latin root words. Increase vocabulary by a thousand words by knowing a few Latin root words.
4 commentsVocabulary Words about Food and Cooking: A Sweet Confection
Vocabulary words and vocabulary exercises relating to food and cooking. English language vocabulary builder. A cook's vocabulary. A chef's glossary. A chef's vocabulary. A great meal is surely one of life's finest pleasures. Although I am a writer by profession, I also am a serious amateur cook and savor the whole cooking process, not to mention the (usually) tasty result! ...
3 commentsThe Vocabulary Of Mark Twain's: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
Mark Twain is without a doubt one of the most-endearing American authors of all time. His unique sense of descriptive language places readers literally within his stories. Coupled with his skill of crafting words, Mark Twain's intelligent grasp of English vocabulary is legendary...I hope you enjoy these words and phrases as much as I do.
8 commentsWhy Johnny Can't Read
Why Johnny Can’t Read Johnny can’t read because Johnny doesn’t read. You learn to read by reading. Just like Gertrude Stein said, “Writing is writing.” Reading is...
0 commentsTwisted Big Freaking Words
The inspiration for this document was the article titled "New and Improved 202 Big Freakin' Words (every writer should know)" by C.E. Gaines Jr. (a great list of "big freaking words" that one might not...
0 commentspolitically correct language: "The destruction of words is a beautiful thing"
The above quote from ‘1984’ originally referred to the diminishing vocabulary of ‘Newspeak’, the politically correct language in Orwell’s famous dystopia. Applied to ‘Santa Speak’, it means...
6 commentsRead This Before You Buy Your Baby Can Read Teach Them Yourself and Save Loads of Money
I've been teaching for almost 15 years and it never ceases to amaze me when new products come out that are designed to aide parents in teaching their children (or babies) to read. A while back all you had to...
0 commentsEnglish topics for school kids and students
I've noticed that on HubPages there are a lot of people for whom English is not a native language; frankly speaking I'm one of such people. My native language is Russian, I also learn French as a...
6 commentsEnglish Conversations - To Learn English
Improve English Speaking through everyday conversations -To Learn English I have written a detailed book English conversations for all occasions, to learn English as Foreign Language. This tutorial English...
0 commentsThe Art of Rewriting: Tips for Freelancers
As a writer, you've probably had the experience of being "grabbed" by idea, which led you to pour words into your computer (or onto your writing pad). When you finished "pouring", you were probably quite...
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