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Simile Examples in Literature and Everyday Language
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 1 month 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...
Rayner Pike, beloved Associated Press journalist known for his wit and way with words, dies at 90
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoRayner Pike, a retired reporter for The Associated Press who contributed his encyclopedic knowledge...
Do you know the difference between ‘codger’ and ‘cadger’?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 week agoIf you’re lucky enough to have studied the languages, literatures and cultures of central Europe,...
‘Shucked’ Review: Cornpone Musical is the Surprise Delight of the Broadway Season
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSome Broadway wags might have scoffed at the idea of a cornpone musical comedy and its punny...
‘God’s Ghostwriters’ Review: The Bible’s Hidden Contributors
The Wall Street Journal· 3 months agoBOOKSHELF ‘The stupid, the lowborn, the gullible; slaves, women, and children.” For the...
MLB playoffs 2023: In Jose Altuve's 100th postseason game, Houston Astros remind the sport just how...
Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoARLINGTON, Texas – The run didn’t matter at all. How often can you say that? And in the postseason,...
Drake, Yasiin Bey And The Tired Conversation Of 'Real Hip-Hop'
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe "Umi Says" rapper called Drake's music "compatible with shopping," which in hip-hop parlance is...
New Research: 16 Writing Interventions That Work
Tech & Learning via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDigital tools and computer-assisted instruction are among the writing instruction strategies that work in middle and high school, according to a new...
Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department: a sharp, savage attack on her British exes
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTaylor Swift is the great influencer, the reigning pop superstar of our social media fixated times....