Rob’s Megaphone

14 Interesting Words 
How many words are in your vocabulary? The average high school graduate is said to know about 10,000 words. The average 4-year college graduate is said to know about 20,000 words. Do you have room for any more words in your vocabulary?Here are some interesting words, which you may not know.Upon learning an interesting [...]

Up for an eye challenge?  Begin by staring at the picture from just a few inches away. With “relaxed” eyes slowly back up until you’re about 10-12 inches from the image. Allow several minutes to decipher the “3D” from what you see. (Hint: allow your eyes  to lose focus as you stare). Move mouse over [...]

St. Patrick’s Day: Honoring Famous Leprechauns
 

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Rob’s Caption Contest
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Art is Life -  reasonablerobinson
Truck for sale. -  letter2V
Do you wan’t the number to my auto painter?   -  Shiley
Don’t try this at home, kids. -  jan4insight
So who wants a flame job!!  -  Minty
“The painted on [...]

A cliché and is an expression that at its birth was both original and clever. But clever expressions spread like wildfire (I couldn’t resist that one!), and over the passage of time such expressions become trite and overused. Readers often see clichés as signs of laziness and/or lack of creativity. http://robsmegaphone.com/2008/02/21/layers-of-revision/

But just for today, let’s embrace the cliché.

A couple of my students from Lander University borrowed from MTV Cribs and created LU Cribs for our Forum Online student news website.

Today is a good day because I get to use two of my favorite words in the same post. These words aren’t important in and of themselves; I just like the way they sound. They are pleonasm and superfluous.  I also like onomatopoeia, but that’s fodder for a different post. “Pleonasm” and “superfluous” fall under [...]

How to be a good husband
Pay attention now
 
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I love autumn.
It’s the best time of year to relax and enjoy the weather
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Oh yeah, I love halloween too!