A good guide to grammar is here
A good place to learn grammar is Grammar Monster. They have simple and easy to follow videos on things like parts of speech and going further.
Tag: english
The word ‘beggar’ in my mind
Today they have all sorts of words for what was called ‘beggar’. Maybe ‘beggar’ sounds undignified, and homeless more appropriate, but I found the word beggar explained my experience best in my encounter with someone. I just understood. Maybe this is due to my background, in that the word beggar was roughley used all the… Read More The word ‘beggar’ in my mind
Glib is a way of writing
Glib is fluent. Glib is hip. It is superficial. It is shallow. It is insincere. But it is fluent and hip. The words just roll off the tongue. They can roll off a writer’s manscript as well. The writer is not necessarily insincere as a person, but is writing about a subject in a glib… Read More Glib is a way of writing
Refraining from using words where it fits
There is another level in learning the meanings of words in that one decides if one will ever use the word at all and give a reason why. This can be so with descriptive words in that they describe people, characters, and things. Are there better or more meaningful ways to describe something or someone… Read More Refraining from using words where it fits
Looking up that difficult word is a pain to do but one just must
How was I going to remember this word I wondered. It had such a complex meaning with a another word I did not know and needed further definition. So, I perservered. Yes, I perservered. I looked that other difficult word up. To my amazement I found the meaning of that other difficult word expanded on… Read More Looking up that difficult word is a pain to do but one just must
Aiding memory through repetition
As I was reading, I came across some same words I had put on my list of words to get to know better. I found I was rejoging my memory on their meanings, definitions, etc. as their meanings had fallen from my memory. I hope by refreshing this way the words will stick more in… Read More Aiding memory through repetition
Reviewing the list of words in the notebook
One of the things I have been recommended to do is to keep a notebook of words. So, I have, as this helps me learn novel words. I write down the word with a memory jogger as to its definition. But I got to review these words every so often as some will slip through… Read More Reviewing the list of words in the notebook
It stood proud: the obelisk
To not confuse “obelisk” with “Obelix”, the word “obelisk” is a stone pillar of some sort. Obelix is a character. This kind of stone pillar narrows towards the end or gets narrower towards the end. It is tapering towards the end. Tapering simply means to get narrower.
Should big words in books be simplier to understand
This word reminds me of the character Obelix from the comic book series Asterix.
Expanding the vocabulary–why?
I love looking up unfamiliar words and finding out what they mean. But what’s the point? It may feel like a pointless exercise.
Providing the surname, only
Some people need no introduction.
Storyteller's Eclectic Flying Machine 