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12 Curly Questions with author Maryam Master

12 Curly Questions with author Maryam Master

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1. Tell us something hardly anyone knows about you. I have a serious phobia of cats! I get heart palpitations whenever I see one. I cross the ...
Mustn’t Have Done and Couldn’t Have Done

Mustn’t Have Done and Couldn’t Have Done

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A reader has asked for a post on the difference between “mustn’t have + past participle” and “couldn’t have + past participle.” He gives these exa...
Two days in a row!

Two days in a row!

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I typed “January” into my media library and this African violet from several years back is what popped up. Today’s windowsill looks much the same....
Feeling Rusty With A Second Language? You Can Get Comfortable Again

Feeling Rusty With A Second Language? You Can Get Comfortable Again

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Did you learn a second language when you were in school? How comfortable would you be using it now? Imagine for a moment, that you were thrust into...
Dr. Mariah Parker, AKA Linqua Franqa, Diagnoses Schools With A Bad Case Of Prison Conditioning

Dr. Mariah Parker, AKA Linqua Franqa, Diagnoses Schools With A Bad Case Of Prison Conditioning

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Dr. Mariah Parker, AKA Linqua Franqa, Diagnoses Schools With A Bad Case Of Prison Conditioning Bundled against Atlanta’s crisp late Decem...
What Makes a Great Alien Language?

What Makes a Great Alien Language?

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For big fans of James Cameron’s Avatar, the 13-year wait between the original and this year’s sequel probably felt near interminable. But die-hard ...
Your Name Here: Five Spanish Bullfighting Posters From 1769

Your Name Here: Five Spanish Bullfighting Posters From 1769

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By European Studies If you’re of a certain vintage you’ll remember the colourful bullfighting posters where you could have your name hand-printed, ...
Onward to 2023 with 23 Facts About New Years!

Onward to 2023 with 23 Facts About New Years!

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Image by markito from Pixabay Here are some fun facts about New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day: “Times gone by” is the  translation of the title of...
What Is the Opposite of Vertical?

What Is the Opposite of Vertical?

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The Story of Barnes Wallis and the Bouncing Bomb. A key principle of lateral thinking is to consider the opposite. If everyone is heading west thin...
How to Build a Happier 2023

How to Build a Happier 2023

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This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and re...
Frogs vs. Climate Change: How Long Can They Stand the Heat?

Frogs vs. Climate Change: How Long Can They Stand the Heat?

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  By John R. Platt This summer’s brutal European heatwave delivered record temperatures that baked cities, dried out rivers, and sent thousands of ...
More Back Doors Found in Bankman-Fried’s Black Box at FTX

More Back Doors Found in Bankman-Fried’s Black Box at FTX

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New SEC filings show that an eCommerce site riddled with errors was central to Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged commingling of FTX assets.  According to...