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It's TED time!
Dustin Yellin makes mesmerizing artwork that tells complex, myth-inspired stories. How did he develop his style? In this disarming talk, he shares the journey of an artist — starting from age 8 — and his idiosyncratic way of thinking and seeing. Follow the path that leads him up to his latest major work (or two).
http://lnk.al/4cQ2
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The idiom means "to take a holiday to escape a busy or stressful lifestyle".
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Well, just don't ask us how we changed the topic from "birthdays" to "being bankrupt", it's just real life :)
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Hey!
We are back here with a Happy Birthday topic
(whatcha = slang version of "what are you")
Do you remember that song from James Bond?
see the (hand)writing on the wall = to know that something is about to happen
The topic for the week is JOURNALISM.
Yellow journalism = writing in newspapers that tries to get people's attention or influence their opinions by using strong language or false information.
"There is a fine line between" is an English idiom that has a 'literal' and a 'figurative' meaning.
On the 'literal' front, it means there is little difference between something and something else. In other words, the two things have almost negligible difference.
> There is a fine line between a frown and a grimace.
On the 'figurative' front, it means the two things are so similar that one could easily become the other.
> There's a fine line between knowing "Heal thyself" and doing self-diagnosis.
via Robert Charles Lee from Quora
(a numerator is a number written over the line in a common fraction which is identified the total number of parts in the whole part like as 1 in 1/2)
Let it be the week of math.
Pointless:
1. Lacking meaning; senseless: a pointless remark; a pointless coincidence.
2. Ineffectual; useless: a pointless effort to prevent discussion of the scandal. See Synonyms at futile.
3. Having an end that is not sharp or tapered; having no point: pointless arrows.
4. Failing to score a point: a pointless first quarter.
- Despite being a woman of few words, Sarah was well-respected in her field because of her actions.
- She is a woman of few words, but she always gets things done.
Have you ever heard about International Women's Day? Why do we need a day to celebrate just half the inhabitants of our planet? Find out about this special day by reading the text below.
Long read time - via BritichCouncil
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Some of our followers claim that we post fewer idioms than usual. Well, that's wrong, we stick to our guns :)
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tone is:
- a manner of expression in speech or writing: (took an angry tone with the reporters).
- a colour or shade of colour: (light tones of blue).
The topic for this week is ART.
BTW: cereal = a food prepared from any plants, especially a breakfast food made from commercially processed grain (sounds too dull, yep)
surreal = having an oddly dreamlike quality
- Hey, add me on FB!
- What's your name?
- John Snow.
- Oh god, there are dozens of accounts with such a name. What's the link?
- Well… fbme/johnysnowden1999.
- Holy cow, how do you spell it?
Well, situations like that are pretty typical. It is not that easy to contact you even in one social network while trying to keep in touch via several messengers turn into a burden. If you represent a business, the situation is even worse - you have no idea what means of communication your customer like the most. Fortunately, there is a solution. MSSGme :)
It's a free service that allows you to create an amazing personal contact page in less than 3 minutes. Telegram, Facebook, WhatsApp - all ways to contact you are accessible with one click.
It looks like that - mssg.me/anton (that's the author's of the channel page). Don't hesitate to create your own one right now!
Well, working on holidays... sounds familiar :)
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A: "I'm so impressed with the celebrity memoir I'm reading. I didn't expect this singer to be able to write so well!"
B: "Yeah, she probably had a ghost writer!"
(yep, this one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jzDnsjYv9A
Well, the list of idioms is quite huge yet the list of "to look"-verbs is really cute :)
(bear in mind that they all have different meanings)
to plot = to represent graphically, as on a chart;
to plot = to form or take part in a plot; scheme: (were plotting for months before the attack).
axe = a tool or instrument of steel, or of iron with a steel edge or blade, for felling trees, chopping and splitting wood, hewing timber, etc.
axis = a straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center
Too challenging to skip.
...there's a grain of truth in every joke.
Shepherd's pie (made with minced lamb) or cottage pie (made with minced beef) is a meat pie with a crust of mashed potato.
Happy Pi day! :)
Sorry, but putting the comics here was an irresistible temptation.
Besides, isn't that pen cool?
Let us provide you with a quote:
The terms matryoshka doll, babushka doll, and Russian nesting doll all refer to the same item. The feature that makes a matryoshka doll unique is that the doll actually consists of many dolls nested within one another. All but the smallest doll have a top and a bottom half that come apart to reveal the next smaller doll. One matryoshka doll may consist of up to 20 dolls. They are a symbol of Russia and of the Russian culture, but have become popular worldwide.
We were telling you about war and army for too long. This long picture is all about peace :)
(best buds = people who regard themselves as very close friends)
This phrase refers to the 1815 battle outside the Belgian town of Waterloo in which Napoleon Bonaparte was finally defeated by forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington. The term Waterloo quickly became synonymous with anything difficult to master. It was referred to as such the year after the Battle of Waterloo by another English hero - Lord Byron, in a letter to Thomas Moore:
"It [Armenian] is... a Waterloo of an Alphabet."
Yet another English icon, Arthur Conan Doyle, was the first to refer to someone meeting their Waterloo, in Return of Sherlock Holmes, 1905:
"We have not yet met our Waterloo, Watson, but this is our Marengo."
This refers to the Battle of Marengo in Italy, in which Napoleon 's forces were surprised by an Austrian attack and came close to defeat.
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