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31 Jul, 2008

Twelve Interesting Words

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Grammar posts| Interesting stuff| Writing

Twelve 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 [...]

21 Apr, 2008

English is nutty.

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Fun stuff| Grammar posts

What’s so hard about learning English? 
Nothing compared to teaching English as a Second Language to really
smart students who love to ask “Why?”
 
Day 1 lesson plan – Explain why:
quicksand is slow
A guinea pig is not a pig, and it is not from Guinea.
A boxing ring is square
the blackbird hen is brown,
blackboards can be [...]


 

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Hi! I'm Dr. Rob. I'm a father of two wonderful sons, a mass communications professor, and a blogger. Through Rob's Megaphone, my hope is to inform and entertain. Hope you get a chance to view my previous posts in the "Categories" menu below. Drop me a line if you have any feedback. Thanks a bunch!

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