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Simile Examples in Literature and Everyday Language
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSimiles are like spices for writing: Used in the right proportion, they can add zest and verve to your prose. Once you're familiar with them, you'll...
'Afghan Star' Explores The Talent Show That Sparked A Cultural Revolution | iHeart
iHeartRadio· 7 days agoMusic is a powerful instrument, a universal language that crosses cultural and physical barriers to...
See if You Can Ace These 120 'Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader' Questions
Parade via AOL· 1 day ago“They lost the competition because they didn’t practice.” Answer: Because 22. What is the root word...
6 New Paperbacks to Read This Week
New York Times· 3 days ago“The only way not to go off course is to look back,” the filmmaker Sergio Cabrera reflects in this novel. As Cabrera’s life lurches from 1960s China to...
'Run for their money': Why do we say this, plus ‘par for the course’ and more? 3 fun origin stories
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe sports field has inspired many popular expressions today, including "par for the course" and "a...
‘Espresso’: Intensity and Heat, in a Drink or a ‘Song of the Summer’
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoIn the annual tradition of anointing a “song of the summer” that’s ubiquitous from late May to Labor...
The Chain-Smoking, Jewish Grandma Who Ruled ’70s NYC Porn
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGreenwhich EntertainmentSurvival often requires boldness, and no one proved that more than Chelly...
Why do teens say, ‘Fax, No Printer’?
The Today Show via AOL· 6 days agoIt’s very similar to ‘No cap’ which means, ‘No lie.’” Kelly Elizabeth Wright, a postdoctoral research fellow in language sciences at Virginia Tech, tells...
Opinion: It’s like, literally, amazing | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanooga Times Free Press· 3 days agoNow I'm certainly not a grammar Nazi or a word nerd, but young people out there really need to focus...
Life Imitates (Wall) Art: Who’s That Random Dude on Your Wall?
Architectural Digest via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSome look like they’re by a Dutch Old Master with dramatic lighting, elaborate costumes, and...