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“Roches moutonnées” - Nature
Nature· 2 days agoIt is the explanation that has been taught to all of us, though I know of only one field-geologist who seriously maintains that roches moutonnées might be taken for a flock of sheep. Agassiz ...
‘Whatchamacallit’, ‘gizmo’ and ‘thingamajig’: what we say when we can’t find the right word – and...
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoSometimes, this results in us making up words on the spot (referred to within linguistics as...
Encyclopaedia Biblica, Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and Religious History, the...
Nature· 2 days agoAWORK like this demands a critic whose forte is omniscience, for the articles are written by men who can speak as authorities, and necessarily enter into questions of theology, a province of ...
Derby and Eclipse winner City Of Troy could be out the ordinary
Daily Mail· 4 days agoLoughnane, who will ride Khaadem in Saturday's July Cup, has established an enormous lead in the...
The Term “Radian” in Trigonometry - Nature
Nature· 2 days agoFROM a recently published part of the “New English Dictionary” it is to be inferred that the first authority for the use of the word “radian” was the “Treatise on Natural ...
Snack on This at Your Weekend Barbecue: The Etymology of ‘Pickle’
New York Times· 5 hours agoSpicy brines, baseball debacles and burger accouterments: Pickles are easy to get caught in, and even easier to enjoy.
Codependency doesn't only happen in romantic relationships
Women's Health UK via Yahoo News· 4 days ago'In codependent relationships, it’s common for one person to feel that they always have to attend to...
Microsoft Notepad Finally Gets Spell-Check, Autocorrect
PC Magazine· 6 days agoUPDATE 7/8: Microsoft is now fully rolling out spell-check and autocorrect to all Windows 11 Notepad app users. The spell-check feature is similar to Microsoft Word's spell-check, which underlines ...
Education Couture literacy program brings ‘learning into fashion’ for underserved children
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoCHICAGO -- When she was a little girl, Ruckiya Ross would read the dictionary for fun. She and her...
If Alastair Campbell can write a children’s book of politics, why shouldn’t Nigel Farage?
Daily Telegraph· 1 day agoBecause the revered thinker Alastair Campbell has just published not one but two children’s books –...
