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Eke (out) = (v.) manage with difficulty
Eek = (n.) an exclamation that shows arm, horror, or surprise
Jo: I know someone who *ekes* out a living by growing venomous snakes. 🐍
Me: *Eek*! 😱💬‼️
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Delude = to fool
Dilute = to make a liquid (or something) weaker
Loot = (v.) to steal; (n.) stolen goods or money 💰
Lute = guitar-like instrument
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Continually = happening repeatedly (but with breaks in between)
Continuously = repeating nonstop 🔂
Great GIFs, like this one by Nicola Gastaldi, loop *continuously*. 😸
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HOSTS OF TRAVEL & FOOD SHOWS who taste something then roll their eyes, groan & say "Oh, my God"; please don't do that. It tells us nothing. "Tastes like chicken" is more helpful. Consult @GaelGreene for a better food vocabulary.
#Food
A glowing review from @SharLark for the #howToCarryFire #poetryblogtour !
"The poems that ‘carry the fire’ are fresh-minted, spare and beautifully controlled, with an eye and ear for quality. There are many examples of inspired word selection where vocabulary works overtime." https://t.co/s2HTwL2uX0
Fauna = the animals of a region or time period 🐘🐆🐃
For plants 🌷🌲🌻, use “flora”:
Henry is fascinated by the *flora* and *fauna* of Australia.
[GIF source: https://t.co/nMil12FIgv]
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Every day = each day
Everyday = (adj.) commonplace; ordinary
Let’s improve the world 🌏 *every day* by doing *everyday* things. 🙏🏻
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¡Novedades Dungeons of GOMILANDIA!
Nueva versión que soluciona el problema con modelos +3 que provocaba un reset al introducir una password en modo 128K.
Gracias por avisarnos del error 👍😉
https://t.co/lMZX3097DE
Write 📝 = what authors do
Right = opposite of “left”; correct ✔
Rite = ceremony; custom
Wright = maker or builder 🛠
(Tricky, right?) 😏
[Comic by @PHDcomics]
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This Monster Monday—#MonMon—we visit a creature so famous its name has become synonymous with terror and is now part of our daily vocabulary.
I’m speaking of the #nightmare. A demon or spirit (often female) that tries to suffocate its victims while they sleep.
Sweet dreams.
#EsteSiEraMiAlcalde
#LolitoFDEZ
Subí esto como cinco veces porque me equivocaba en la última imagen ;w;. En fin, no quería dejar esto como un boceto.
I really liked the idea of them being friends so I wanted to do something with their human versions sghbs ((Do people say this anymore?? I haven't watched a movie in a long time and my vocab is about 80% 80's slang--))
Improvising a garage recording studio to teach lessons for our #bilingual students with a robotic arm to hold the camera, and using editing techniques to pre-teach math vocabulary #edtech #bisdpride
Albeit → [awl-BEE-it], not [awl-BEYT] = although, even if:
Jo’s friend ate an entire meal of tasty, *albeit* unhealthy, food. 🍟🍔🍩😋
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25 Mar 1677: d. Wenclesaus Hollar whose work has informed the visual vocabulary and imagination of so many historians and also #twitterstorians #otd. (BM)
Kids are stressed. Don’t worry re: making weird school-ish things like vocab quizzes or book reports. Let them read. Their minds will be engaged. They’ll be acquiring vocabulary. They’ll be growing. #coronaviruslearning - @Meg_Medina
Blithe = happy 😄; cheerful; carefree
Lithe = flexible; bending easily; limber
Luffy is both *blithe* and *lithe*.
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