Plural forms in English
The reason it’s worth standing up for punctuation is not that it’s an arbitrary system of notation known only to an over-sensitive elite who have attacks of the vapours when they see …
In defence of grammar
In defence of grammar, some quotes and a complete article by the famous language scholar Mario Pei who analyze the importance of grammar for learning a language. The palest ink is better …
Opticians And Optical Colleges
Questions and topics about opticians and optical colleges, the world of sight, eye and vision. Useful material for students and teachers. 1) What is the function of the eye? The eye is …
Welsh quotes and literature
Welsh quotes and literature, some very famous aphorisms and short stories from the Welsh world of literature, folk songs, traditions, and culture from Wales. Traditional Welsh Folk Song Down yonder green valley …
Seven ages of man
Seven ages of man, a poem by the great bard William Shakespeare and a very interesting short essay written by Alex Comfort an English gerontologist and author of many books. The poem …
Great quotes on love
Great quotes on love. I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. Martin Luther King Jr. Heroic love is the property of those superior natures …
Importance of self-control
Importance of self-control. (abstract) Sometime people lose their cool and do unreasonable things which are not at their own best interest because of lacking self control, the ability to understand emotions and …
Irish modern history
Irish modern history and the character of the people who live in Ireland, the Emerald Isle. At the start of the 19th century, Irish soldiers formed a considerable proportion of the British …
American slang Part 2
The counters merely say that the person is rejected – he does not belong to the group. In uttering the counter we don’t care what the person is; we are pledging our …
American slang Part 1
American slang is the body of words and expressions frequently used by or intelligible to a rather large portion of the general American public, but not accepted as good, formal usage by …
Latin and English
English is a Germanic language, with a grammar and a core vocabulary inherited from Proto-Germanic. However, a significant portion of the English vocabulary comes from Romance and Latinate sources. A portion of …
The book of nonsense
A limerick is a stanza of five lines, very common in Anglo-Saxon countries. Its subject is either very innocent or very naughty, but always humorous and absurd, just as our existence. They …