Sissy A boy or a man who does things usually attributed to girls or who seems weak and not brave. Sissy – a pejorative term for a boy or man who is not masculine in accordance to traditional standards. Sissy usually describes a male who is unmanly, lacking physical strength, testosterone, bravery, etc. Derived fromContinue reading “Sissy & Soy boy”
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Sow vs Sew π±π§΅
sow (sowed/sown or sowed) – to put seeds in the ground to make them grow π± *Let’s sow some tomato seeds. sew (sewed/sewn or sewed) – to fasten, make or repair clothes with a needle and thread 𧡠*She sewed a dress all night but she managed to finish it before the morning.
(The) Youth Must Be Served πππ
English Tenses
Let’s learn English tenses in a less complicated way! π
Wound
Wound/wuΛnd/ (noun) a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin, a serious one, usually made by some weapon: He suffered a serious gunshot wound to his back.Β (verb) to damage an area of the body, especially severely and by making a cut or hole in the skin: HeContinue reading “Wound”
The Ways of Love… π
The Ways of Love… βThe ways of love are strange and hard: The love you want is always barred; The love you have you want to change. The ways of love are hard and strange. β- Orson Scott Card Crazy in love β to be deeply in love with someone that you don’t feel likeContinue reading “The Ways of Love… π”
Uncanny valley π€
Uncanny valley (noun) A term that refers to unpleasant feeling which some people have when they see robots or a computer-generated figure that appear very similar to a living human being. Origin of the term comes from a concept that was first introduced in the 1970s by Masahiro Mori, a Japanese roboticist, then a professorContinue reading “Uncanny valley π€”
Motif vs Motive
Motif (noun) a shape or pattern, especially one that is repeated in a design or decoration *traditional motifs *a flower motif Motive (noun) a reason for doing something *The motive for the murder is still unknown.
The Beauty of Different Languages…
DobrΓ½ den! It was very pleasant to hear a language different from English and a little bit similar to my native one – Serbian. I make a living from teaching English but letβs preserve and nourish our native languages, too! “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to hisContinue reading “The Beauty of Different Languages…”
Lovesickness ππ’
My my! Love or delusion… makes one seriously sick, too… Lovesick (ness) – unable to think about anything except the person who you love, especially when your love is not reciprocated; missing the person one loves, being unable to behave normally. Unrequited love – one-sided love or love that is not reciprocated. Infatuation or being smitten –Continue reading “Lovesickness ππ’”
Easy English by Vesna 