Doyouknowthewordsinge?Giveitatryatthisheadline:
Californiasolarpowerplantssingeingbirdfeathers
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/10/bird-feathers-singed-solar-power/3491617/
Surfer_Diver
2013.11.10[
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Doyouknowthesetwowords:indemnify(verb)andindemnification(noun)?Greatifyoudo;ifyouarenotsure,itmaybetimetobeefupyourlegalese:)
Surfer_Diver
2013.11.9[
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Youprobablyhaveseentheword"mutiny".Butdoyourememberwhatitmeans?Seeifthefollowingheadlineringsabell:
Bangladeshsentences152todeathfor2009mutiny
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/05/3732380/bangladesh-court-starts-announcing.html
Surfer_Diver
2013.11.5
Readmorehere:http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/05/3732380/bangladesh-court-starts-announcing.html#storylink=cpy
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Doyouknowtheword"vacillate"?Giveitatryatthenextheadline:
UnderTimCook,AppleVacillates
http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20131101213442-281874400-under-tim-cook-apple-vacillates
Surfer_Diver
2013.11.1[
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Doyouknowwhatatrollis?Tryandseeifyoucanfigureoutthefollowingheadline:
FiredWhiteHouseAideAdmitsHeWasTwitterTroll
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/23/240176136/fired-white-house-aide-admits-he-was-twitter-troll#!
Surfer_Diver
2013.10.24[
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Canyoufigureoutthemeaningof"last-ditch"inthefollowingheadline?Doyouknowitsrelationwiththeword"ditch"?
USlawmakersbeginlast-ditcheffortondebtceiling
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/us-usa-fiscal-idUSBRE98N11220131016
Surfer_Diver
2013.10.16[
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Well,IthoughtIknewtheword"hitch"already.However,whenIsawthefollowingtitle,IrealizedthatIstilldidnotknowthephrase"withoutahitch"yet.Canyoufigureitout?
BeijingiPhoneLaunchGoesOffWithoutaHitch
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/09/20/beijing-iphone-launch-goes-off-without-a-hitch/#!
Surfer_Diver
2013.9.20[
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Well,myguessisthatitisverylikelythatyouknowoneortwooutofthesethreewords.Ifyouknowallthreeconfidently,congratulations!And,I'dliketoinviteyoutoshareyourlearningonthisforum.Thanks!
HereisabriefsummaryofwhatIlearnedaboutthesethree:
Awingmanisanaccompanyingfriendwhoofferssupport.Itcamefromasimpletwo-aircraftformation,inwhichthesupportaircraftfliesslightlybehindandoffthewingoftheleadaircraft.
Wi...[
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Apostyesterdayfeaturedthesong"SeasonsintheSun"byWestlife.ThelyricsgotmeinterestedandthereforeIconsultedWikipediaforsomebackground.There,itissummarizedthisway:
"Thesongisadyingprotagonist'sfarewelltorelativesandfriends."
So,hereisalittlequiz:Whatisaprotagonist?
Cheers,
Surfer_Diver
2013.9.14[
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