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Do flashcards help learn English vocabulary?
By: Red Fox Education
Tags: Education, Learning, Reading, Vocabulary, English

English vocabulary serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and gaining knowledge. Obtaining a substantial English vocabulary is one of the biggest challenges in learning a second language.

When you have a hard time remembering vocabulary words then flashcards are more helpful for studying and remembering English vocabulary.

The flashcards are a very useful and effective tool to learn English vocabulary because flashcards generally come with three different types of inputs,

You see a picture of the word

You see the spelling of the word

You hear what the word sounds like

Using three different types of input will help you remember vocabulary words so you don’t forget. It is a great away to expand your vocabulary words. The picture cards with audio are great for learning English and memorising information.

How to practice vocabulary using flashcards?

Each vocabulary flashcard will have a word, picture, and audio file. To practice, the vocabulary, see a picture of the word, hear the audio try listening, and saying the word aloud. This will help you learn quickly and help to remember the word.

Do you like practicing English vocabulary?

Red Fox Education collection of flashcards consists of over 700 flashcards. The flashcards have a voice recording from a British speaker that helps students to improve their pronunciation. It helps students to improve their English accent. We have created these flashcards to help all level students to practice and learn new words and improve their pronunciation. We want to empower our student’s learning so that they can learn English vocabulary in a fun and effective manner.

Try Red Fox Education flashcards for free for your child by visiting our website

https://www.redfoxeducation.com/flashcards

Vocabulary serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and gaining knowledge. Obtaining a substantial vocabulary is one of the biggest challenges in learning a second language.

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Interesting words: Caducity
By: Peter Flom
Tags: Words, English Language, Vocabulary, English

Photo by CDC on Unsplash

Caducity (adj.)

1. Tendency to fall; perishable or frail.

2. The infirmities associated with old age.

(Cite: Oxford English Dictionary, online).

Etymology

From Latin \emph{Caducous} (falling) via French.

Anti-thesaurus

Frailty — This (and the next word) are both fairly close, but caducity captures both meanings.

Perishableness or perishability



For the second sense:

For the second sense: Age — But one can be old and not infirm.

Decripitude — But one can be decrepit without being old.

Superannuation — This seems close, but is fairly technical.

Usage:

The second sense seems particularly useful.

Examples:

For the second sense:

Count Henry assumed the regency of the empire, at once in a state of childhood and caducity.

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Edward Gibbon

Frequency

Caducity is about 1 in 200 million words.
What did you learn about yourself this year that surprised you?
Tags: English

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Explain the Theory of Light Travels in Straight Line
Tags: Studies, Grammar, English

Explain the Theory of Light Travels in Straight Line Qusinpetter ·Dec 22, 2020

All of us know about light. But, do you know that light travels in straight line? If not, then you can get a clear idea of this topic after reading this article. Here in this lesson, we have explained the theory of traveling light step by step. We have added the images along with examples to provide a better knowledge of this chapter.

Better, you start reading the whole article thoroughly and share your feedback.
New Words
By: Julia Gorozhankina
Tags: English Learning, Words, English Language, English

Hello! It’s time for new words!

to enclose — to surround something

A huge forest encloses this small, clear lake.

broth — a thin soup, often with vegetables or rice in it, usually made with the liquid in which meat bones have been boiled

After gastric surgery, patients are given a light chicken broth.

a cave — a large hole in the side of a hill, cliff, or mountain, or one that is underground

Scientists found new drawings on walls in caves.

a mine — a hole or system of holes in the ground where substances such as coal, metal, and salt are removed

People who work in mines retire earlier than others.

zorbing — an activity in which someone rolls down a hill or along the surface of water in a large transparent plastic ball

Recently, zorbing has become more popular among young people and children.

lodging — a temporary place to stay

After some thought, we decided to stay at the motel on the lodging.

slide — a structure that people play on by climbing up steps and sliding down a slope on the other side

During the New Year holidays, many people will go for a ride on the slides.

Enjoy learning English!
Love Romantic Quotes In Hindi English
By: Love Status Time
Tags: Hindi, English, Quotes, Love Romantic

Love Romantic Quotes In Hindi English

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I worked over time
Tags: Work Overtime, English

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Installing Sonarqube in a Docker container
By: Jefferson Rodrigues
Tags: Guide, Sonarqube, Docker, Install, English

First, what is Sonarqube?

SonarQube was created for continuous inspection of code quality to perform automatic reviews with static analysis of code to detect bugs, code smells, and security vulnerabilities.

About the Docker

For this guide, you need to have Docker installed. Check out the documentation for the installation.

And if you are wondering why to use Docker, check some other articles

Let’s install it locally using Docker

With Docker, all you need to do is to run this command:

docker run -d --name sonarqube -e SONAR_ES_BOOTSTRAP_CHECKS_DISABLE=true -p 9000:9000 sonarqube:latest

This creates a new Docker container with the Sonarqube image. Now you can access it at the address:

When you reach the login page, use admin for both login and password

And, voilà. You are running a fresh, totally decoupled installation of Sonarqube.

If you run into some problem during this, check out this quick guide
Free Text-to-Speech and Text-to-MP3 for Dutch, Check this Company
By: Alejandro Brega
Tags: Hindi, Dutch, English, French, Italian

The company is Woord.

Easily convert your Dutch text into professional speech for free using female or male premium voices. Perfect for e-learning, presentations, YouTube videos, and increasing the accessibility of your website.

Woord’s Dutch TTS is a unique tool that aims to create a wide range of Artificial Intelligence enabled services and products such as text to speech.

This text to speech service speaks in high quality, realistic sounding Dutch male or female voice.

Just type a word or a phrase, or copy-paste any text.

Choose the speech rate that works for you.

Start from any position in the text.

Replay the text as many times as you wish.

Sign up here: www.getwoord.com

Use this service to practice your listening and speaking skills, master your pronunciation. Listen to any written materials in authentic voices while doing something else.

Help visually impaired people, entertain, or educate your kids by creating an audio version from the written content. TTS Reader converts any text into a natural-sounding Dutch male voice. Remember the paused position, start speaking from where you last stopped.

Choose the speech rate to slow down or speed up the voice. Replay the audio as many times as you wish. The Italian language is also available in female and male voices.

In case you need a free text to speech service for Australian English, French, American English, Canadian or Brazilian Portuguese, Woord is also an option.

In addition to Dutch, the text-to-speech reader supports English, Italian, French, Chinese, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish voices.

If you want to have a look at Woord’s Dutch Online Reader, click here.
Why Trade.report saves money even without a country-specific tax report
By: Jürgen Koch
Tags: Trading, Taxes, Etoro, English

Ok, Trade.report costs 49 €. Wow, is that expensive!

Is that really expensive?

We don’t think so! And why?

Provided that you have no other capital income from trading except eToro and there is a country-specific evaluation, you only need to transfer the calculated values ​​from Trade.report into the tax forms. Duration for this including the evaluation with any input of separately required values ​​max. 1 hour including the transfer to the tax forms.

Costs? 49 €

And now without a country-specific report from Trade.report, but with all calculated and classified sums (asset class, dividends, fees, …)

A tax advisor who works from around 150 € / hour has all converted amounts including the origin and only needs to offset them and assign them to the correct forms.

If he works comfortably, he will probably need an hour.

Costs then 199 € (150 € / hour + 49 € Trade.report)

But how long will it take a tax advisor to sift through the eToro account statement, evaluate it for all asset classes in accordance with the applicable tax laws and transfer the values ​​to the forms?

With an hourly rate of 150 € gross, he should therefore need a maximum of 1 hour 20 minutes to do everything.

Presumably, however, based on the large amount of data, he will ultimately simply take the information from the “Financial Summary”, convert it into dollars at an average rate and transfer it to the tax forms.

Let’s say it takes an hour for this too.

What’s the result?

Costs of 150 €, incorrect informations and thus probably money given away to the state. At least the pips fees for deposits/withdrawals are then already gone. With 4 deposits of 1000 € each, 20 € would be given away, which then increases the costs to 170 €.

If, for example, profits from crypto trades are then also added to the tax, which would no longer be taxable due to their holding period, we will surely exceed a limit that causes far more costs.

The larger the portfolio, the greater the loss due to incorrect information.

Then it becomes particularly interesting how one explains the amounts in response to inquiries from the tax authorities.

Our conclusion:

Even without a country-specific report, you have at least all daily converted amounts in your currency for all asset classes, dividends and fees, which a tax advisor should be able to process quickly (within an hour).

This means you neither give away any money for unnecessary expenditure of time by the tax advisor nor to the finance authorities, because all amounts are classified according to origin and correctly converted.

A tax expert even can understand the calculation method using the clearly created and understandable lists (downloadable as PDF) which will be generated for each asset class.

If you now still have to calculate long, you should perhaps deal with other things than trading.
Last Challenging Learning Experience — Learning English
By: Joy Lin
Tags: Learning English Online, English

I have been learning English for 9 months until now. I used to struggle with English in my previous company, because their way of talking and writing was all in English. It was hard for me to adapt to it for a long time. However, I didn’t face this problem until I started finding a new job. If I want to get an offer from a foreign company, I must make my own portfolio in English. At that time, I realized that my English was not professional enough to write my portfolio, so I tried to find a platform for learning English which I can have a one on one conversation with professional foreign teachers.

However, learning English from the beginning was very hard for me, because I was very afraid that not speaking fluently would be ridiculed. Furthermore, I used to speak English in Chinese way and it is difficult for me to change it. Fortunately, the teachers on the platform are really nice and patient and I was able to speak English bravely.

After learning English for a few months, I found that my English has improved very well. I deeply appreciate that my teacher gave me the confidence to learn and write in English. Although there is still a long way to learn, I will keep studying and practicing English with my teacher. I Hope that one day I can get an offer from foreign companies and work abroad.
I can’t agree more
Tags: Agree, English

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Best online English learning platform for children
Tags: YouTube, Childern, English

Mastree is the best online English learning platform for children of all ages. We provide complete training in 3 key areas –Speaking, writing, and reading.

Our curriculum creators and e-tutors ensure a fun & practice-based extensive learning experience for each student. We ensure that your child aces the art of communication.

mastree

Mastree best online English learning platform — Information Brochure

India’s first 4-in-1 best online English Skills Programme for children

Curriculum

Mastree’s curriculum focuses mainly on language application, i.e. how & where English is used in daily life. And the 4 keys skills pertaining to the language application are Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing

Examples of application:

Public Speaking Debate Creative Writing Biography Writing Investigative Research

Grammar + Vocabulary

We understand that a firm grasp on the English fundamentals such as grammar & vocabulary is necessary for one to excel at application, which is why we have an integrated approach to teaching application.

Most of our modules also include grammar & vocabulary, stitched with application seamlessly to make learning easy & the instant application of these ensures thorough + long-lasting understanding

Grades & Levels

Considering that your child’s learning needs will be different for different grades, we have divided the curriculum into multiple levels.

For instance, Level 3 would be apt for students of class 5/6, whereas those in class 7/8 would be ready for Level 4.

What the student will be able to Achieve — Portfolio + Capstone

We ensure that each module has a specific + quantifiable takeaway for the students. After the completion of each module, the student would have worked on a micro-project.

For instance, after completing the Debate module, the student would have created the script + presented his/her strong arguments using data-backed logical statements, appropriate voice modulation for impactful delivery, etc. These would be some of the attributes of the micro-project.

Additionally, our progression is planned in such a way that the student turns into a creator with the capstone project of their choice. Our mentors guide them every step of the way. And yes, this is part of the curriculum.

Examples of Capstone Projects :

YouTube Channel Podcast Personal Blogging website Book published on Kindle

Samples Modules in each category Tutors — Hiring & Qualifications for best online English learning platform Each of these classes is conducted by skilled teachers, cherry-picked from the pool of the best in India.
Describe Light with Definition, Function, Characteristics, Source, Speed -
Tags: Language, Grammar, English

Can you define what is light? If you don’t have any idea, then learn the definition, function, characteristics, source, and speed thoroughly to make your concept clear. You will find this chapter very interesting, once you start reading the article. You should also learn how light affects vision? Check the examples and images to get better knowledge.

So, better you start reading the article and let us know how much you have learned from this article.
A small difference I learned from a native English speaker
By: Snow Snow Snow
Tags: True Meaning Of Peace, English Learning, English

A small difference I learned from a native English speaker

The difference between “Why don’t you~?” and “Why don’t we~?” is whether or not you just want to invite someone to go somewhere or do something with you.

If you ask “Why don’t you ~?” , you can use it in this kind of situation:

A: I’m sorry I’m late.

B: Again!? You’re late for three days in a row! Why don’t you go to bed a little earlier?

A: Yeah, I think I should do that.

Like this, you can ask “Why don’t you~?” when someone did wrong or make a mistake.

On the other hand, you can ask “Why don’t we ~?” when you just want to invite someone to do something together. For example,

A: Hey, are you free this weekend?

B: Yeah, I have some free time in the afternoon.

A: Why don’t we go shopping together to the newly opened shopping mall?

Is my explanation clear?

If there is something wrong, I would like you to tell me.

Thank you for reading:)
RULE SYNTACTICA
By: Dr Jacques Coulardeau
Tags: Syntax, Grammar, Communication, Education, English

LA GRAMMAIRE DYNAMIQUE DE L’ANGLAIS

Dr. Jacques COULARDEAU

Pour étudiants ou enseignants d’anglais francophones

English is a living language and as such it has a living grammar. That’s this living grammar I tried to capture in this textbook or description. It is in French, except of course the quotations and examples. The ordering party at the time of research and writing wanted it in French.

But a grammatical description of a language cannot help you with speaking the language, at times not even with reading it. Beyond the grammar, you may learn and understand you have to develop a practice of the language. Nowadays I am only working with advanced students who are engaged in advanced careers in medicine or in hi-tech, for instance, Artificial Intelligence. Up to last year, I also worked in the very specialized field of payroll and pay slip management.

The best method for “self” learning and teaching is to look for means to be in contact with oral and written English on a very regular basis and to be able to practice written and oral expression in English. Today with modern communication, the Internet, email, and the telephone, smart or not, one can have that constant contact with English, oral and written, reception and production.

That’s what I practice with the students I work with. I propose for example triads of activities based on documents available free in open source, both written (news articles and various reports) and oral (podcasts, news programs, films), and each stage of the triad (that has three stages) leads to a 1,000–1,200-word essay and a one-hour telephone conversation on tasks, topics set from the very start.
Broken angel song lyrics
By: Hasnain Khan
Tags: Broken Angel, Songs, Broken Heart, English Song, English

I'm so lonely broken angel

I'm so lonely listen to my heart

Man dooset daram:

Be cheshme man gerye nade:

Na, nemitoonam:

Bedoone to halam bade

I'm so lonely broken angel

I'm so lonely listen to my heart

On n' lonley, broken angel

Come n' save me before I fall apart

To harja ke bashi kenaretam:

Ta akharesh divoonatam

To, to nemidooni, ke joonami, bargard pisham

I'm so lonely broken angel

I'm so lonely listen to my heart

On n' lonley, broken angel

Come n' save me before I fall apart

I'm so lonely broken angel

I'm so lonely listen to my heart

On n' lonley, broken angel

Come n' save me before I fall apart
The best moments from our exclusive online gala 🐝 (Hive Highlights Dec. 2020)
By: Spelling Bee Of Canada
Tags: Teaching, Parenting, Life Lessons, Education, English

The best moments from our exclusive online gala 🐝 (Hive Highlights Dec. 2020)

Spelling Bee of Canada’s virtual gala was invite-only, but we figured you deserve to see it too. Without further ado, see our highlights of the event! Spelling Bee of Canada ·Dec 20, 2020

Our gala kicked off with a bilingual version of our national anthem, sung beautifully by Keriana Hodson.

We took a super-cute Zoom selfie, experts at it by now.

Why is it important to talk to someone when you’re feeling sad? Four kids said it best: Anthony Malinas, Shravani Maski, Ali Syed Hussain Razvi & Umaiza Raza. Each was proud of their work and happy to be celebrated!

We enjoyed a performance from Benita, a singer hailing from Toronto. Her intimate rendition of Rihanna’s “Stay” proved moving. Her Instagram is @sheisbenita and her music is on all platforms.

We heard from Nate Behar, a pro player in the Canadian Football League. Interestingly, spelling was his favorite activity in school. He shared some heartfelt comments about his Unsung Hero; his mom, is a nurse on the front line throughout this pandemic. Then, we heard from our students about who their unsung heroes are.

Lorenzo Nowotny, 6, picked his “babcia” (a Polish word for grandmother) for being supportive. She can speak four languages and is teaching Polish to Lorenzo. She immigrated to Canada ahead of her family and worked hard to bring the rest of them over. Nowadays, she enjoys spending time with her family.

Aadit Banerjee chose his dad for all the time and effort spent on their family’s safety and success. His dad works at a company that makes airplanes, but still makes time for the small stuff like playing tennis with his kids.

Kalli-Ann Sevaptsidis chose her grandmother for supporting her in academics. Anneta immigrated to Canada at 19 and was a seamstress by day, student by night. Nowadays, she cheerfully volunteers at various charities and even Kalli-Ann’s school!

Gabrielle Neapetung chose her best friend, Raquel, for being a true comfort during the toughest of times and for pushing Gabrielle to become a better person. Gabrielle professed her loyalty and gratitude for the inspiring impact of her bestie Raquel.

We did some getting to know each other via Kahoot questions — then ramped it up with trivia. The top three leaderboard spots went to Muskan, Areeb Munir, & Anthony + Nick.

Our SBOC yoga instructor, Tarik El Assal, gave us a guided meditation on the theme of gratitude.

To close it out, we chatted with our 2020 spelling bee champions. They each did an amazing job in a tough competition with unfamiliar circumstances — here are more details about how our champions powered through.

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This post was written by Fran Mbadiwe, an editor who runs SBOC’s Buzz News. Apart from that, he’s probably journaling.
How to improve your grammar, in any language.
Tags: Language, Grammar, Learning, Self Improvement, English

Photo from Unsplash

Here are 4 key points that you can take away, to improve your grammatical skills, not only in English but in any other language.

Read: By reading more books, you are exposing yourself to more words, and more grammatical techniques. It will help you to understand those words because they are in context, and so the context will help you define those words.

By reading more books, you are exposing yourself to more words, and more grammatical techniques. It will help you to understand those words because they are in context, and so the context will help you define those words. Test yourself: By doing simple comprehension and grammar tests, you can test your understanding of what you are learning over time. By doing this, you can see yourself improving as time passes.

By doing simple comprehension and grammar tests, you can test your understanding of what you are learning over time. By doing this, you can see yourself improving as time passes. Write: This is one of the best ways to practice your grammar. Write. You can write whatever you like. Then give it to a friend who can check it and point out any grammatical mistakes that you have made. They can also show you new ways to make your writing better.

This is one of the best ways to practice your grammar. Write. You can write whatever you like. Then give it to a friend who can check it and point out any grammatical mistakes that you have made. They can also show you new ways to make your writing better. Speak: What these points all have in common is that they are trying to make you use English as much as you can. This is the same for all languages. If you want to learn any language quicker, use what you already know in everyday life. As you learn more words, incorporate them in your speech and your writing, and this will make it easier for you to learn the language. English is no different.

I hope that you will use this to improve your grammar, in whatever language you are learning.
Funding Rates: December 12–18, 2020
Tags: Rate, Charts, Historical Data, Funding, English

In the spirit of complete transparency we continue to publish historical hourly funding data on a weekly basis. Here is the tenth set.

ETHUSD Perpetual

Dec 12–Dec 18, 2020 (time in UTC)

Dec 12–Dec 18, 2020 (time in UTC)

The funding rate is in floating point numeric format. A value at 0.00040000 implies a rate of 0.04% or 4 basis points.

The data is available in csv format in the funding-report github repository.

BTCUSD Perpetual

Dec 12–Dec 18, 2020 (time in UTC)

Dec 12–Dec 18, 2020 (time in UTC)

The data is available in csv format in the funding-report github repository.
관용어(Idioms):#9 —Turn aside
Tags: Daily, Idioms, Phrase, Languag, English

Flutter for an app, Vue for an web, nodeJs for a server, Linux
시간의 괴물 A Monster of Time
Tags: Column, Translation, Korean, Culture Change, English

Allegory of Prudence by Tiziano Vecellio

It is such a strange picture. There are three heads of the men looking in different directions — the elderly man with long beard on the left, the middle-aged man with dark beard in the middle, and the good-looking young man with blond hair on the right. Below them, three animal heads are in the same positions. It is hard to distinguish whether they are three men or three monsters with three heads, and I also wonder why three animals appeared in the painting. Why did the painter draw this picture like a riddle?

Taziano, who painted the picture, was the most famous painter in Venice in the 16th century and the first internationally well-known painter. He was good at painting religious pictures, mythical pictures, portraits,

and even nude pictures for a bedroom, so he had a wide range of customers from Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire to the Roman Pope and Italian monarchs and got the greatest reputation in those days. He had only success.

He painted this picture in his old age. It is an allegory comparing the three stages of life with three animals. The right side where the light goes in means young adolescence, the middle is energetic middle-age, and the left means old-age. The young-aged dog symbolizes loyalty and immaturity, the middle-aged lion represents courage and strength, and the old-aged wolf means greed and slyness. Why did he compare experienced old age to a wolf? It is not easy to recognize, but there is a quote written in Latin at top of the picture. We can guess the painter’s intention from it.

“Learn from yesterday and behave carefully today not to fail tomorrow.”

It is a message to live in the present thoughtfully and wisely not to ruin our lives through greed caused by past mistakes.

Unlike the title, the picture is interpreted into the allegory of sin and confession. That being said it is the face of the elderly man who resembles Taziano, and it is his portrait depicting a regret of brashness and mistakes in his young adulthood.

While living life, everyone can make mistakes. We have to admit our mistakes, but we usually choose self-justification. Furthermore, human beings are animals that consign our mistakes to oblivion. We easily forget about our disadvantageous past. Through this mysterious portrait, maybe didn’t he want to warn us against being a monster of time who forgets the past?

Written by Lee Eunhwa, Art Critic, Dongailbo

Translated by Kim Seonhye
We can be like Milk and Coffee Flower and bee Under this beautiful sky We can be like Fruit and tree.
By: Ankit Badoni
Tags: Poems, Writing, Poetry On Medium, Poetry, English

We can be like

Milk and Coffee

Flower and bee

Under this beautiful sky

We can be like

Fruit and tree.
Life has shown me Life has shown me
By: Ain Azeem
Tags: Ain Azeem, Life Lessons, Poetry On Medium, Poetry, English

Life has shown me

Life has shown me

How a person change in moments

How a tone change in moments

How a behavior change in moments

How an opinion change in moments

Life has shown me

A mother is a symbol of Love

A father is a symbol of Peace

A teacher is a symbol of Knowledge

A student is a symbol of Learner

A sister is a symbol of a soulmate

A friend is a symbol of your mysteries

An enemy is a symbol of your tolerance

A brother is a symbol of stability

A neighbor is a symbol of socialism

A Boss is a symbol of aggression

An employee is a symbol of obediency

A master is a symbol of an oppression

A slave is a symbol of slavery

A Doctor is a symbol of Health

A patient is a symbol of ailment

A painter is a symbol of imagination

A sportsman is a symbol of the struggle

A rich is a symbol of prosperity

A poor is a symbol of poverty

A soldier is a symbol of freedom

A failure is a symbol of the downfall

A Hope is a symbol of Hard work

Success is a symbol of Motivation

Life has shown me

A Muslim is an emblem of submitting their will to Allah

Life has shown me

All the Creature are witness of its Creator

© Ain Azeem
A Grammar Lesson
By: Nika Paradis
Tags: Language, Speaking, Grammar, Writing, English

People generally acquire their first language through exposure to the language over a long period of time. They hear the language spoken by the members in their environment and the media; they don’t spend much time studying the rules of the language.

If and when people learn a second language, though, they study the grammar of that language to make sense of its rules.

I hear and read people whose first language is English use the word “amount” with countable nouns, like people and books, and all I can think is they have probably heard a large number of people misuse it and they haven’t learned its correct usage.

Every English-speaking person, particularly writers and public speakers, should know this grammar rule, so I’ll make this as concise as possible, hoping everyone finds the time to read it.

The word “amount” is used as a quantifier (a word which indicates how much) with uncountable nouns.

the amount of coffee

a large amount of information

a small amount of olive oil

a considerable amount of bread

half the amount of sugar

The nouns coffee, information, olive oil, bread, and sugar are all uncountable, so only quantifiers for nouns that can’t be counted (much, little, a little, amount of) should be used with them.

&

The word “number” is used as a quantifier (a word which indicates how many) with countable nouns.

the number of cups of coffee

a large number of books

twice the number of oranges

a small number of people

a huge number of small pies

The nouns cups, books, oranges, people, and pies are all countable, so only quantifiers for nouns that can be counted (many, few, a few, a number of, several) should be used with them.

Thanks for reading.
TL;DR. However, the title was enough to get me going.
By: Terry L. Cooper
Tags: Language, 11 Minutes, Weather, Whether, English

TL;DR. However, the title was enough to get me going. When I was a kid the only thing to do for entertainment besides ‘go play outside’ was to read the comic section in the daily newspaper. I wish I could remember her name. Black curly hair and wore a black dress with white polka dots. Anyway, there was one particular joke that has always stuck with me.

Do you know why they’re called weathermen? No, why? They don’t know if it’s going to rain or whether it’s going to sleet or whether it’s going to snow or…

I guess you had to be there. ¯\_ ( ツ)_/¯
관용어(Idioms):#8 —Call on
Tags: Daily, Language, Study, Idioms, English

Flutter for an app, Vue for an web, nodeJs for a server, Linux
Away You Go
By: Rafaela Vialle
Tags: Poem, Medium Brasil, Poesia, Poetry, English

let me tell you something

once I was so busy

to realize you were there

it was a long time ago

I kept telling myself the same lie

a l l t h e t i m e

about how much I did not want you

how much I did not care

I took your love for granted and then you flew

a w a y f r o m m e

it was not a foreign country

it was not another state

you were far but still

s o c l o s e

one more time I will tell you this

if you come back

I will call you and say I love you

as frequently as you used to do

I will not be busy and I will be here

a l l t h e t i m e

for you, again
Learn About Irregular Plural Nouns with Full List Examples
Tags: Noun, Grammar, English

Learn About Irregular Plural Nouns with Full List Examples Siliaweber ·Dec 18, 2020

Have you ever read irregular plural nouns in detail? According to its name, it is clear that these nouns are different than regular plural nouns. You can start with the basics to get a clear knowledge of this chapter. You can even learn how to remember them easily. Check the rules of using these plural nouns as well as the list of 100.

Without wasting more time, start reading the article from start to end.
Interesting words: Groak
By: Peter Flom
Tags: Words, English Language, Loneliness, English

Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash

Groak: (Rhymes with cloak)

Definition

v. To watch people while they are eating, hoping they will ask you to join them. (from Mrs. Byrne’s Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words by Josefa H. Byrne).

Etymology

Unknown.

Usage

This is a simply marvelous word. What a great language English is! How many of us have groaked without knowing it, or watched people groak and shunned them?

Examples

Groaking probably peaks in the tween and adolescent years, as cliques try to mark their territory by excluding others.

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One difference between dogs and cats is that dogs groak while cats do not.

Frequency

Groak is about 1 in a billion words, but rising rapidly.

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This is part of a series on words. I intend to publish a collection of these early next year, to be titled Interesting Words.
Equilibrium And Ren Have Partnered To Scratch Each Other’s Backs In DeFi
Tags: Equilibrium, Btc, Defi, Blockchain, English

Equilibrium and Ren are teaming up to mutually beneficial ends. Equilibrium will gain access to RenVM’s BTC bridge on Polkadot, and RenVM will see increased demand for its services as a fresh surge of users peg in and out of BTC.

Bridges are important to Polkadot-based DeFi because they are the underlying foundation of its interoperability features. With enough bridges talking to each other, a crypto platform can accept and interact with every major cryptocurrency. Ren and Equilibrium are among the first projects to be harnessing bridges in this way, collaborating before even launching official parachains on Polkadot.

In technical terms, Equilibrium will add RenVM’s pallet to its own substrate, enabling the transfer of RenVM-supported assets to Equilibrium’s blockchain. At the same time, Equilibrium users will be able to lock BTC on RenVM’s BTC bridge and collateralize it for crypto loans and decentralized stablecoins, or lend it out to earn a yield on those locked assets.

This will generate new and increased demand for RenVM’s assets as an influx of new users (led there by Equilibrium) peg in and out of BTC. Overall, this partnership will enhance liquidity in the DeFi space and facilitate much more natural, intuitive transfers of value across blockchains.

Ren is a cross-chain protocol that uses secure multi-party computation to enable the fluid movement of value between any blockchain. With $280 million locked in its smart contracts, RenVM ranks 12th for total value locked (TVL) on DeFi Pulse. RenVM has moved more than $1.5 billion across two major blockchains since opening its doors in May 2020.
Order 2.500 is here!
By: Julio Camacho
Tags: Ibasto Startup, Corner Store, Ecommerce, English

On November 30, 2020, we celebrated yet another achievement within iBasto as we reached order number 2.500 in record time. The lucky one was Carla Daniela, a loyal customer who received a bonus check for her order. Congratulations Carla!

On another news, we know that this year has not been easy at all. However, despite the challenges we have faced in 2020, we can say with great satisfaction that this has been the year of consolidation and sustained growth of iBasto.

Here are some of our key achievements in 2020:

Our sales revenue increased by 28% .

. Our platform (iBasto.com) has more than 1,100 available products within 18 different categories.

We already operate in 28 neighborhoods within the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area.

within the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. We reached 305 clients (corner store owners).

At iBasto, we are committed to building the best supply and logistics service system for corner stores. Also, we want to thank our customers for the trust they have placed in us during this year. We are hoping to share more exciting news in 2021, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

-iBasto’s team.
Luniverse (LUK) is now supported on D’CENT Biometric Wallet.
By: D Cent Wallet
Tags: Dcent, Luniverse, English

(December 18th, 2020)

The latest firmware release (version 2.4.6), now includes support for the Luniverse blockchain (LUK) on D’CENT Biometric Wallet. To start managing LUK account, please update to the latest firmware.

Firmware Update (Version 2.4.6)

To perform the firmware update, please visit: https://dcentwallet.com/support/FirmwareUpdate

Detailed instructions on performing firmware update can be found here:

https://userguide.dcentwallet.com/biometric-wallet/firmware-update

NOTE: You must also update the D’CENT Wallet App to its latest version available for Android(v.4.3.0) and iOS(v.4.4.0).

Buy a D’CENT hardware wallet

https://dcentwallet.com/shop
So many yrs ago when memories had flooded my mind, tears filled up my eyes as I gazed at it...
By: Christine Valencia-Love Yourself First
Tags: Domestic Violence, Love, Life Lessons, Joyful, Abuse

So many yrs ago when memories had flooded my mind, tears filled up my eyes as I gazed at it...

~~Life & Love After #DomesticAbuse ~~

.

Taking this photo of our #Christmas tree and

#remembering my first Christmas tree photo I took, so many yrs ago when memories had flooded my mind, tears filled up my eyes as I gazed at it...I had spent so many years in my past abuse life without a tree up to look at, decorate...the joys of Christmas that you new of as a little girl were just wiped away..

.

Do You know that feeling ?

Have you felt it ?

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That belief of the Christmas season was gone….some may say how do you let someone control you and take that away from you..

But when you have been #manipulated and brain washed, you lose control of your #mind, your own thoughts....

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No need to try to explain to others, most will not understand, they never will, if they care or love you they just need to accept it…

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It’s been over 17 years now since I saved myself and left my past domestic #abusive marriage. This is my 18th Christmas Tree that I get to put up and decorate, and see and feel that joy now with my family…I have been remarried now to a non abuser with two beautiful boys. There is hope..it does get better.

.

Good things can happen, you can get the chance to live and be happy again. Build a life for yourself that you deserve non abusive and that you have a Voice in. You Matter... If I did it, it’s possible, You Can Too…

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You deserve it. Take that #chance and save yourself if you have to, Never give away your sanity...there is hope…I am living proof.

You Are Worth It !

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Empowering women that there is hope, you can rebuild….you can find Belief….in Yourself…..there is life and love after Domestic Abuse...

.

Love & Light ♡

Christine xxx
Dragon Warriors
By: Peter G. Penton
Tags: Grief And Loss, Sibling Relationship, Abuse, Mental Health, Newfoundland

I grew up on Fogo Island. It has eleven communities. They were settled by the Irish and English hundreds of years ago along strict Catholic and Protestant lines.

I was born and raised in Tilting, an Irish Catholic community of about 300 people. Tilting, like every other community on the island, was exclusively white and rigidly conservative. In Tilting, the priest traditionally had tremendous authority. When my mother was young, if she was outside after dark and the priest saw her, he could order her to go home with the same authority as a parent. That authority had waned by my childhood, but it was still considerable.

I was raised in a two-parent household, the youngest of two boys. My brother Jeff was three years older than I. Dad was an alcoholic until I was 6 or 7, then he smoked weed into my adulthood. He was angry, bipolar, and I was terrified of him (most of the time).

Mom was heavily involved with the church. When my mental health problems surfaced when I was a child, Mom’s response was to place a Smucker’s bottle full of holy water in my room and take me to the priest (for the record, I would have preferred a doctor).

Based on what I learned from various mental health professionals throughout my life, a child faced with emotional or physical abuse can turn out in a couple of ways. For some, it means becoming ultra-responsible and independent early on in life, to give no reason for a parent to abuse them (in other words, it’s harder to hurt someone who doesn’t need you). For others it can lead to lifelong behavioural and mental health issues. Jeff became the former, I became the latter. Dad didn’t say anything bad to or about Jeff because Jeff was independent. He engaged in traditional activities like hunting and fishing that Dad grew up with and understood. For me, in this traditional environment, playing video games, reading books, and watching science fiction were all activities which resulted in bullying. From my peers and my father (even though Dad loved Star Trek and was a voracious reader).
A Few Thoughts About The Forgotten Few This Christmas Day
By: Carl Setzer
Tags: Health, Community, Abuse

A Few Thoughts About The Forgotten Few This Christmas Day

Image by Olenka Sergienko from Pexels

After a lovely day with my family where I got to feel joy and contentment, remembering happy moments at various times in my life, I received a reminder that not everyone reflects on their childhood with happiness. Surviving Childhood Trauma is a blog that, well, it’s title sums it nicely. And today’s post, Trauma & the Holidays serves as a reminder that not everyone’s memories are laden with love and joy. We need to honor our friends and neighbors who find the holidays to be times of horror, anguish, and pain. And, especially after the year that 2020 has been, many people are struggling with loss, sadness, despair, and loneliness. Those feelings should be honored, too. Such are the elements of grace.

May we all find peace, grace, and well-being this season. And here’s to a 2021 with less misery and more connection.
I Was A Victim of Narcissistic Emotional Abuse
By: Kelsey Jane
Tags: Narcissism, Women, Relationships, Abuse, Emotional Abuse

I Was A Victim of Narcissistic Emotional Abuse

Photo by Ava Sol on Unsplash

“Yes, I slept with her,” he confessed.

“I’m so sorry,” he said as if a simple apology would clean the slate and the mountains of baggage that silently sat between us.

The woman he spoke of was one he claimed for years was just a friend, his close “buddy,” the one with whom he had crossed all the invisible lines.

Turned out he had not only stepped but leaped over, the physical lines as well.

His sense of entitlement and lack of true remorse toward me or his close friend, the husband of his partner-in-crime, was chilling.

I shouldn’t have been shocked. In hindsight, it was obvious. But, there I sat shell-shocked as if the sky was falling directly over my head.

I had conveniently convinced myself there was no way he was capable of doing that to me. I had already lived through this trauma once as it was unfolding, and now here I was, nearly two years later, being forced to relive it all over again, albeit with a whole new layer attached.

Denial is an incredibly powerful force.

And, I realized at that moment that I had been groomed for years to fall right into its trap.
Hi, An American Christian !!
By: Louisa Oliveros
Tags: Life, Christianity, Abuse, Writing, Church

Thank you very much for following me. I really appreciate.

I read very attentively your Chapter I and will go on reading the remainder chapters. I think it is very interesting.

My humble opinion up to now is that ALL the churches act in a dictatorial way sooner or later. I was born as a Catholic and during my upbringing I realized what you wrote in Chapter I. So, when I was 29 years and after my divorce, I finished with this traditional religion. I don’t think the Catholic Church is different from Evangelists or Anglicans or Lutherans.

Now I AM a mature woman who understands Life has rules, and to be free is not easy, most probably it is God’s Will we get our freedom with struggle to give a very high value to it. At the beginning of our lives we don’t know what it is good or bad, actually we don’t know ourselves, so it is good to have something to lean on and start with. After this, we should find our own way. Leaving behind our parents’ religion is simply a way of saying “this is not me, this is not my way, I am going to look for mine”.

My parents never divorced, OK, but I did, and I am very happy about it. Who said we should be similar to them? So, do not regret to be rebellious.

I will be very happy reading your work. I follow you as well in Medium.

Thank you so much again. Merry Christmas and all the best for you in this coming New Year 2021. Louisa