When reading a fantasy book, you might have read the phrase “where art thou”, this sounds like something out of medieval England. But today, I want to try and explain what this kind of language means, where you might have heard it, why you shouldn’t use it, and where these words came from. This article …
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Have you ever sat down to watch the news and heard that somebody has just been sentenced to “25 to life”? Perhaps you’ve done something terrible, and you’re now facing the prospect. Today, I want to take a look at what 25 to life means, whether or not it’s a good punishment, and where you …
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Have you ever watched an interview or spoken to a friend who has just made/won a considerable sum of money? One phrase they might say is, “I’ve just won 10k!”. Usually, you can tell from the tone of their voice that this is a lot of money. But just how much is a k? Why …
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Have you ever been speaking to someone, asked them how they are, just for them to respond with “pretty good”? What the heck does that mean? Are they so vain that as soon as you ask them how they are, they tell you that they’re happy because they’re pretty? Well, actually, no… Today, I want …
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Have you ever been watching a trailer for a new TV show, and the announcer says, “On at 8/7 central” written as “8/7c”. But does that make sense? How can it be on at 7 if you’ve just said it’s on at 8? Well, that is all because of this thing called time zones. What …
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Have you ever been watching a police show, be that fiction or documentary, and heard one cop say to the other 10-4 on their little radio? In this article, I want to look at what it means, why they say it, where it comes from, and some of the problems. Next time you watch your …
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Have you ever listened to Martin Luther King’s famous “I have a dream speech”. That speech is filled with plenty of ideas that we can all relate to. However, one phrase that may raise a few eyebrows is “five score years ago”. Today, I want to take a quick look at what Reverend King meant …
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Have you ever started a conversation with someone and found them asking you, “How’s your day going?”. For many, this is the point of panic. Are you supposed to be honest? Are you meant to lie and just say you’re okay? Is this just one of those phrases that mean “hi”? Today, I want to …
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Have you ever been watching a film and found that it ended with the words “Fin”, rather than the more traditional “the end”. Some of you might have looked at the screen, wondering what on Earth it was talking about. But today, I want to take a look at some of the things that “fin” …
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The word “elses” is one of those words that we use all the time, yet it almost doesn’t feel like a real word when we see it just on its own. And this can lead to some confusion about whether or where to put the apostrophe. Today, I want to tackle the differences between Else’s, …
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