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Ambiguous Words Here's a bunch of words that, by themselves, have a handful of meanings. Because of this flexibility, they can be instrumental in titles for your songs/poems/stories/etc. Click on each word to delve deeper into these words' meanings.
MIT: The advantage of ambiguity in language
Public release date: 19-Jan-2012 [ Print | E-mail | Share ] [ Close Window ]Words of Estimative Probability
This classic piece on the need for precision in intelligence judgments was originally classified Confidential and published in the Fall 1964 number of Studies in Intelligence. Although Sherman Kent's efforts to quantify what were essentially qualitative judgments did not prevail, the essay's general theme remains important today. The briefing officer was reporting a photoreconnaissance mission. (1) Pointing to the map, he made three statements:
No matter your command of the English language, we all have trouble defining, pronouncing, or even remembering certain words, which makes writing tough. Here are some of the best tools to help you out. We talked about online language tools for nerds a couple years ago, and today we're revisiting it with newer and better options. This list isn't exhaustive, but it's some of our favorite tools we've found—and even make use of on a daily basis—to help in our writing. Definitions
Language Tools for Geeks
In 1776, whether you were declaring America independent from the crown or swearing your loyalty to King George III, your pronunciation would have been much the same. At that time, American and British accents hadn't yet diverged.
Americans and Brits Different Accents
If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world.
Spelling - Spelling Rules
One of the first classes I took in graduate school...
One of the first classes I took in graduate school was a practicum for teaching college-level composition.
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The purpose of a headline is not to tell the story but to pique the interest of readers without lying.
Scientists don't understand journalism
Infographics for Language Teachers
Infographics are great learning materials. The colourful graphics, clear text and their size make them ideal for classroom integration.Overhauling the calendar
Dec. 28, 2011 — Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University have discovered a way to make time stand still -- at least when it comes to the yearly calendar. Using computer programs and mathematical formulas, Richard Conn Henry, an astrophysicist in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and Steve H. Hanke, an applied economist in the Whiting School of Engineering, have created a new calendar in which each new 12-month period is identical to the one which came before, and remains that way from one year to the next in perpetuity.Technology :: News :: December 29, 2011 :: :: Email :: Print
Is It Time to Overhaul the Calendar?
20 Common Grammar Mistakes
I’ve edited a monthly magazine for more than six years, and it’s a job that’s come with more frustration than reward. If there’s one thing I am grateful for — and it sure isn’t the pay — it’s that my work has allowed endless time to hone my craft to Louis Skolnick levels of grammar geekery. As someone who slings red ink for a living, let me tell you: grammar is an ultra-micro component in the larger picture; it lies somewhere in the final steps of the editing trail; and as such it’s an overrated quasi-irrelevancy in the creative process, perpetuated into importance primarily by bitter nerds who accumulate tweed jackets and crippling inferiority complexes.Everyone makes mistakes, but that notion seems to go out the window anytime syntax is misused.
15 Grammar Goofs
Since the invention of media (the book, the record, the movie...), there's been a pyramid of value and pricing delivered by those that create it: Starting from the bottom: