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Scottish Weather (Say it in Scots!) by Chris Robinson & Eileen Finlayson
epub, mobi |eng | 2008-03-12 | Author:Chris Robinson & Eileen Finlayson [Robinson, Chris]

Flan − gust of wind, especially one blowing smoke down a chimney, back draught; squall. As the following quotations show, flans are not good for housewives, sailors or gardeners. A ...
( Category: Vocabulary July 23,2014 )
The Spelling Teacher's Lesson-a-Day by Edward B. Fry Ph.D
epub |eng | 2010-05-10 | Author:Edward B. Fry, Ph.D.

1. My dance class has a ______ number of students. 2. If you ______ some chocolate, we can sprinkle it on ice cream. 3. I think our new sports stadium ...
( Category: Vocabulary, Slang & Word Lists March 26,2014 )
Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss
epub |eng | 2011-05-26 | Author:Lynne Truss [Truss, Lynne]

Look at that sentence fly. Amazing. The way it stays up like that. Would anyone mind if I ate the last sandwich? Of course, nothing is straightforward in the world ...
( Category: Vocabulary March 26,2014 )
In a Word by Rosalie Baker
epub, pdf |eng | 2011-11-22 | Author:Rosalie Baker

“Crust” is not always used to describe food. For example, “the upper crust” refers to the elite or upper-class group of people. Divan The Turkish word divan traced its meaning ...
( Category: Word Lists March 26,2014 )
The Meaning of Tingo: And Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World by Adam Jacot De Boinod
mobi, epub |eng | 2007-02-27 | Author:Adam Jacot De Boinod

A life of crime Italian offers a rich vocabulary for different types of crime and criminal. Smonta, for example, is a theft carried out on a bus or train from ...
( Category: Word Lists March 25,2014 )
Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
mobi, epub |eng | 2003-01-02 | Author:Lynne Truss

The big final rule for the comma is one that you won’t find in any books by grammarians. It is quite easy to remember, however. The rule is: don’t use ...
( Category: Vocabulary March 25,2014 )
The Unexpected Evolution of Language by Justin Cord Hayes
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-08-28 | Author:Justin Cord Hayes

grin ORIGINAL DEFINITION: showing the teeth due to pain or anger NEW DEFINITION: show the teeth in a smile Sometimes it can be painful to hold a grin for too ...
( Category: Word Lists March 25,2014 )
Toujours Tingo by Adam Jacot De Boinod
epub |eng | 2007-03-24 | Author:Adam Jacot De Boinod

Loosely bolted And though four wheels are faster, there is many a pitfall: sakapusu (Sranan Tongo, Surinam) an unreliable vehicle, so called because you always need to get out (saka) ...
( Category: Word Lists March 25,2014 )

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