Category Archives: foreign language

“Socially” Acceptable

I thought of the topic of the week, “How do you use social media and how has it changed”, when I found myself on one platform more and more, one that I never expected to connect with folks through:  YouTube.  … Continue reading

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Ac’centuate the Positive

Since accents have played a major part in my life, I would be surprised if they had not come up here before.  Hello, my name is Tonette, and I pick up accents.  Do any of you do this when speaking … Continue reading

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O, My Darling

No, not “Clementine”, but as in “In the Glomming, (Oh, My Darling”). My question is: Why does there not seem to be a word or words particular to the light before dawn, as there are for pre-sunset time? Before sunset, … Continue reading

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