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Word of the day

Cliches for learning English

Cliches for learning English

Word of the Day

By Blues Traveler - For lyrics go to the MUSIC page of MyUncleDan.com

By Papa Roach - For lyrics go to the MUSIC page of MyUncleDan.com

By Stevie Wonder - For lyrics go to the MUSIC page of MyUncleDan.com

Word of the Day

June 26 and 27

The recent ruling of the Supreme Court

'Habitual speeder', and you wont believe what a small Alabama town found in thier safe!

Brazil prison pigeons, taxi driver, and rights for monkeys!

"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not been discovered." Fortune of the Republic - 1878

"Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood." Essays - 1841 'Self-Reliance'

"There is properly no history; only biography." Essays - 1841 'History'

"A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud." Essays - 1841 'Friendship'

Word of the Day

A quick guide for using articles

Word of the Day - NOT the plant

Word of the Day

By Ronnie James Dio - Lyrics are on the MUSIC page of MyUncleDan.com

By Aerosmith - Lyrics are on the MUSIC page of MyUncleDan.com

By W.A.S.P. - Lyrics are on the MUSIC page of MyUncleDan.com

Word of the Day

"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."

"Books can not be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory..."

"The right is more precious than peace."

"The ballot is stronger than the bullet."

Word of the Day

Double Negatives: when applied to the same word or phrase, two negativ modifiers confuse the meaning of the sentence. -INCORRECT: I haven't hardly begun to think of my plans for next year. -CORRECT: I have hardly begun to think of my plans for next year.

Comma Splicing: joining two independent clauses with a comma instead of a semicolon or period creates a run-on sentence. -INCORRECT: Many people think I'm tall, they don't realize I wear platform shoes. -CORRECT: Many people think I'm tall; they don't realize I wear platform shoes.

Split Infinitives: when possible, no words should come between to and the main verb in an infinitive. -INCORRECT: He decided to boldly go where no man had gone before. -CORRECT: He decided to go boldly where no man had gone before.

Pronoun Confusion: pronouns that do not have clear antecedents make sentences confusing. -Jacob called a neighbor to ask about his car. This could refer to Jacob or the neighbor. A correct version would be: -Jacob called a neighbor to ask about the neighbor's car.

Squinting Modifier: a modifier that is placed ambiguously, so that it is unclear whether it modifies the word before it or after it. -People who travel in Europe often prefer to stay in affordable hotels. This could mean either "People who travel often in Europe prefer to stay in affordable hotels" or "Often, people who travel in Europe prefer to stay in affordable hotels."

Dangling Modifier: a modifying word or phrase that is not properly matched with the word it modifies. Dangling modifiers often occur at the beginnings of sentences. -Traveling north, the trees get smaller. In this sentence, traveling north is meant to decribe the person who travels, but it's actually describing the trees, which don't travel at all. A correct version would be: -Travleing north, I notice that the trees get smaller.

Slang

Idiom

Word of the Day

By The Rolling Stones - Lyrics are on the MUSIC page of MyUncleDan.com

By Van Halen - Lyrics are on the MUSIC page of MyUncleDan.com

Word of the Day

Homer dicusses our trip to Bangkok last year.

Stupid things people do.

June 9 through June 13

The martial art I study.

Power lasts ten years; influences not more than a hundred.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.