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Aberration | A Sense of English
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A Sense of English. A Sense of English. Word of The Week. The Theory of Universal Grammar. October 3, 2011. A Sense of English. Our word this week can be used in a range of contexts. An aberration. Is a deviation from the norm. It describes something that is out of character with a normal sequence of events or pattern of behaviour. 8220;The lesson that the teacher taught last Wednesday was an aberration. 8220;Breast cancer is usually characterized by aberrations. In a number of chromosomes.”. This entry ...
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Ephemeral | A Sense of English
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A Sense of English. A Sense of English. Word of The Week. November 29, 2011. A Sense of English. Here is a word that touches my soul at this time of year. What is it about the way that autumn merges with winter that impresses upon us the transitory nature of everything? And that is what our Word of the Week means. Fleeting, short-lived, transient. Here today and gone tomorrow. Ephemeral. Let’s see some ways in which this beautiful word can be used. 8220;Physical human beauty remains the most ephemeral.
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A Sense of English | Page 2
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A Sense of English. A Sense of English. Word of The Week. Newer posts →. August 6, 2011. A Sense of English. The ‘g’ in this beautiful word is a soft sound, making the pronunciation like the first syllable of ‘German’. Is something that comes before a particular event. It’s a sign or an omen, something that tells us to expect that ‘other thing’ in the near future. Here’s an example of how it is very often used:. 8220;Frost is a harbinger. Of winter.”. Of better times to come.”. Of Jesus Christ.”. I just ...
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Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Wenger? | ArseGunn
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By the fan, for the fans…. Laquo; Celebratory pottery smashing? The worst, just don’t tell the bride! Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Wenger? May 9, 2011. Our Glorious Leader has now been beaten at his own game by Tony Pulis and they really did not need to resort to any nasty tactics, in fact, if you are to believe the game stats on BBC website, we have committed more fouls and got more bookings than them and that is saying something. Failure to close down the opponent for the second. And I thought ...
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A Sense of English | A Sense of English
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A Sense of English. A Sense of English. Word of The Week. Author Archives: A Sense of English. About A Sense of English. Restless, antagonistic, cynical and generous. November 29, 2011. Here is a word that touches my soul at this time of year. What is it about the way that autumn merges with winter that impresses upon us the transitory nature of everything? It doesn’t seem long since the trees … Continue reading →. Word of The Week. October 23, 2011. This is a beautiful word! Word of The Week. Grammar ha...
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Esperanto and Universal Grammar | A Sense of English
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A Sense of English. A Sense of English. Word of The Week. The Theory of Universal Grammar →. Esperanto and Universal Grammar. September 20, 2011. A Sense of English. A thought that has crossed every language learner’s mind at some point is: What a nuisance it is that the world doesn’t share one common language. Think of the time we could save if we didn’t have to study any other language. Think of the misunderstandings that would be avoided. How the world of multi-language that we live in today has come ...
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The Theory of Universal Grammar | A Sense of English
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A Sense of English. A Sense of English. Word of The Week. Esperanto and Universal Grammar. The Theory of Universal Grammar. September 23, 2011. A Sense of English. Grammar has been described as the logic of language. Last time we were considering the concept of a Universal Grammar . Linguistic philosopher and social thinker Noam Chomsky is a leading proponent of this notion. Charles Darwin described language as being instinctive to humans; in the same way as, for example, it is natural for us to adopt an...
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Soporific | A Sense of English
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A Sense of English. A Sense of English. Word of The Week. October 9, 2011. A Sense of English. For me this is one of those words that can be used to impress! Throw it in there at a social gathering, make sure that your comment is clearly heard by the group of people around you, and enjoy the silence that will follow your words! Our word of the week can be used as both a adjective and a noun. The first two examples are in the function of an adjective. Soporific. As a noun, sopofiric. You may not find any ...
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The most powerful verb. | ArseGunn
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By the fan, for the fans…. Laquo; Best man? The worst, just don’t tell the bride! The end of the world day thoughts. The most powerful verb. May 20, 2011. Okay, what verb that we used today is the most powerful? Oh, you so stupid! Choose. What’s your name? Because that’s the difference between owning your life and being afraid. Saying ‘I choose’, no matter what. You mean, like a guy’s got a gun to your head and he’s pulling the trigger and you say ‘I choose to die’? What, wrong MP movie? What can I say?
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Carnival, anyone? | ArseGunn
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By the fan, for the fans…. Laquo; The end of the world day thoughts. May 22, 2011. So, are we still here? Kudos to her and the rest of the girls, you rock! We love you Ladies, we do! And the funniest thing about this all is that for obvious reasons we can’t even use the good old. 8216;This is how you do it, ladies’. In the next team talk for the boys, as this one liner can only be used as a praise for the actual fairer part of the Arsenal FC playing staff. Well done! Come on you rip roaring Gunners!
