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99 Metaphors for Love
As this rich collection of 99 metaphors demonstrates, love has been compared to everything from a jewel and a fevered dream to a snowmobile and an exploding cigar.
Signs That a Woman Is Interested in a Man
Women are constantly checking guys out. Just as guys check out girls, women study men, it's just that they are more subtle about it. Recognizing and understanding the flirting signals can make the connecting easier and reduce the number of strikeouts.
Beverages
Learn the names of common beverages in Mandarin Chinese with this Mandarin Chinese vocabulary list. Entries include audio files for pronunciation practice of Mandarin Chinese beverages.
Traditional Nose Rings
Traditional nose rings are a form of body decoration worn by insertion through a purpose-made piercing in the tissue of the nostril or septum. Popular in some cultures from earliest times, nose rings have become increasingly fashionable in western societies where a tradition of nose piercing did not
Joseph Addison's Classic Essay on False and True Humour
In this short essay, Joseph Addison relies on allegory to distinguish the truly humorous writer from the "imposter."
Get Rhetorical With Italian Figures of Speech
In Italian a figure of speech is an expression of the language, such as simile, metaphor, or personification, by which the usual or literal meaning of a word is not employed.
Inartistic Proofs in Rhetoric
In classical rhetoric, inartistic proofs are means of persuasion that are not created by a speaker--proofs that are applied rather than invented.
Malapropisms: Decapitated Coffee and the Salivation Army
Here you'll find the answers to Willard R. Espy's Malapropism Quiz.
Eloquence in Writing and Speech
Eloquence is the quality of forceful, elegant, and persuasive discourse.
Italian Capitalization Rules: Easier to Articulate Than Implement
In Italian an initial capital letter (maiuscolo) is required in the following instances: at the beginning of a phrase; immediately after a period, question mark, or exclamation mark; or with proper nouns.
Placement of Italian Adverbs
In Italian the adverb is usually placed near the word to which it refers.
Conjugations of 27 Spanish Verbs Beginning With A
Learn how to conjugate Spanish verbs beginning with the letter A.
What Is Education? by Charles Macomb Flandrau
In this humorous essay, Flandrau challenges conventional notions of what it means to be an educated person.
Why Are Naval Ships Referred to As She?
Naval ships have been called "she" from the time of the Phoenicians to the 21st Century. The explanations for using the feminine pronoun to refer to ships were as numerous the ships themselves and often came from men.