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- Tips, Tricks, And Explanations For Complicated Grammar Rules English grammar has a million confusing and contradictory rules. The language has so many words in so many forms that it can be bewildering to figure out which one to use and why. This page will help. Look below for specific tips and links on commonly...
- Are Pregnant Goldfish Called Twits? Recently my family mentioned that 'twit' is apparently the word for a pregnant goldfish. My father promptly tested this on a number of his staff and was surprised to find the answer was unanimous. A pregnant goldfish is a 'twit'. Curi...
- The Name Elvis
- The Language of Magic: A basic guide to spellworking in Harry Potter's magical world I've always been a word lover. I love language for its endless capacity for expression and emotion. When I was young, I enjoyed the witty language of Roald Dahl's books, which I found revived in the Harry Potter books. Indeed, one of my favorite thin...
- Two E's and an I: a MetaLens of Mad Mr. May Ever notice the word Eccentric has two e's and one i? These stand for the three components of Eccentricity: Eclecticism, Esotericism, and Idiosyncrasy. This MetaLens contains a short biography, a list of my lenses, my upcoming ideas, and other things...
- The meaning of the word cymballed I am here to discuss the meaning of the word "cymballed." Whether simple speculation or intense argument, I am here to reveal a better understanding of the word. The subject of one word may not seem to carry on very far, discussion-wise, but the word...
- Cockney Rhyming Slang Cockney rhyming slang is a unique phenomena that has been around for a couple of hundred years. It started in the East End of London and aspects have spread to become common parlance. What is even more intriguing about Cockney rhyming slang is that i...
