I love short, snappy verbs and nouns, especially those that have multiple meanings. This way, I can learn the pronunciation easy -- it's just one syllable. Plus, because they have more than one meaning, when I have learned one such word, I really have learned many.
Here's an example: split.
This week, people on my Take Off SMS list get the following messages. You, too, can learn these words now because Anna has let me contribute to this great Albatross Vocabulary blog.
Here's an example: split.
This week, people on my Take Off SMS list get the following messages. You, too, can learn these words now because Anna has let me contribute to this great Albatross Vocabulary blog.
- lickety-split: quickly, very fast
- banana split: yummy ice-cream with banana
- a split second: a very short time
- Split: a resort in Croatia
- split infinitive: a special verb form like "to boldly go", "to highly value"
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Hi Joe! Nice to see you contributing to the blog already.:)
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