Tim Entwisle's Blog – July 2011 Archive (5)

Improving your vocabulary with malapropisms

Improving your vocabulary and word choice will help you properly reticulate [sic] your ideas.

I am not incinerating [sic] that any of you lack the consecration…

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Added by Tim Entwisle on July 31, 2011 at 12:42 — No Comments

The evolution of hack and hacking

Hack is a common word in English that has had a bit of a working out the last few weeks. It has an interesting history. There are really two sources of hack which explains the broad uses of the word, including one describing certain types of writers and poets. This week's story is presented as an infographic.

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Added by Tim Entwisle on July 25, 2011 at 9:43 — No Comments

My discontent with abyssopelagic

Above: Sunfish in the epipelagic zone (Flickr:  Hiroto Kitagawa). Below: Sunfish side on.

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Added by Tim Entwisle on July 18, 2011 at 17:00 — 2 Comments

Words about carbon

Carbon is a non-metallic element that makes up less than one per cent of the earth’s crust and 100 per cent of the Australian political debate.

Much of the world’s carbon is contained in coal that was created during the Carboniferous Period from 360 to 300 million years…

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Added by Tim Entwisle on July 11, 2011 at 18:00 — 7 Comments

Word of the Week—The not so sweet life of dulcet

Choosing the right partner for your life journey can help you to achieve great things and to realise your full potential. Unfortunately choosing the wrong partner can drag you down and stop you achieving your promise. Unfortunately the pairing of dulcet and tones has not been a beneficial choice for the…

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Added by Tim Entwisle on July 4, 2011 at 22:00 — 1 Comment

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