July 2010
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“The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of...”
– Max Lerner
Things I should've learned as a kid.
climb a tree
play metal pots
learn a magic trick
colour outside the lines
eat over the table
“In general, every country has the language it deserves.”
– Jorge Luis Borges
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Words I particularly like:
admonished
disembark
cataclysmic
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“Mummy, why do men like wine?”
– Kid on the tube to his mother
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“The best way to find out if you can trust someone is to trust them.”
– Ernest Hemingway
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Things I want to do just once in my life:
Announce the trains from the tube platform over a loudspeaker.
These are amazing!!!
http://www.predicta.com/index.shtml
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Etymology Corner: Today's Word - Extraordinary
extraordinary early 15c., from L. extraordinarius, from extra ordinem “out of order,” especially the usual order, from extra- “out” + ordinem (nom. ordo) “order.” Related: Extraordinarily.
