Tag: vice versa
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Talk down to
Phrase: Talk down to (someone) Knowledge is power. However, it’s wrong to misuse that power and talk down to someone. No matter how much you know, there is always someone who knows more than you do. Unless you want them to treat you like an idiot for not knowing what they do, you should not…
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Pariah
Word of the Day: Pariah I planned to write this post on the word pariah using Donald Trump as an example, but something occurred a few days ago that changed my mind. The Japan IOC Chairman Mori said that meetings are too long because women talk too much. Think for a moment about that. He…
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Profiteering
WotD: Profiteering The base of today’s word, profiteer, can be used as a noun or a verb. As a noun, it refers to a person who takes advantage of a situation in which people are suffering to raise prices excessively on necessary goods and make an unfair profit. Don’t get me wrong, earning a profit…
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Vice versa
WotD: Vice versa Remember what I said on November 12th about Latin? No? Well, let me paraphrase for you. If you want your English to be more sophisticated, you need to know some standard Latin terms. Vice versa is another one of those that you should know. It means that if one thing is true…
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What goes around comes around
Idiom: What goes around comes around While English has become the lingua franca for international communication, it is not the best language in the world. Many other languages can express complex thoughts and ideas in a single word, whereas English requires a long-winded expression. This is probably why the English language has become very good…
