I remember reading through the list and thinking “wtf is a ‘clowder,’ hopefully they don’t mean ‘chowder*’”? That’s at least 20 years ago. I’ve never heard “whisper.”
*I have some familiarly with Boston, the land of “chowda,” which is not know to contain cats.
I had a teacher from Spain for three years, then for the next four years they were from various countries: Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and the US. It was great to get used to each accent.
I think it’s helpful to know that there are several different types of irony, and that might be why people are confused. It’s always used for drama or humor.
Dramatic irony is what happens in a story when the audience knows more than a character. Think horror movies! It can also be used in a humorous way.
Situational irony is when the opposite of what’s expected happens, for humorous or dramatic effect. For example, the hero’s been holding on to an ancient sword for years and finally pulls it out to use it only to realize it’s broken.
Verbal irony is when someone says one thing but means another, again for humorous or dramatic effect. Sarcasm is an example, satire is another. We use verbal irony all the time.
Gosh, do they still do RSS feeds? I so miss that era of the internet.
It’s definitely intended for US audiences. They do long-running features on topics like the war in Gaza, and they touch on important global events like contested elections, but its perspective is rooted in progressive US politics.
My favorite is “Do you speak (language)… Please??”
Edit: I’m misinterpreting on purpose. It was a good list.
I’ll add that if you have all that honey, you might also eat more of it than you’d initially planned and run out sooner. Personally, I would start putting spoonfuls in my tea, using honey instead of jam, maybe experimenting with baking…
It’s a little bigger than that friend. It was on NPR this morning, FYI.
Huh, I’m not sure I agree, as least in American English. If course there are similarities though.
They do but shouldn’t. I had a captcha scooter recently.
Note: They didn’t ask me to find the “scooter” squares.
I’ve had a fresh stevia leaf before, totally amazingly delicious. However i can’t stand it as a sweetener in drinks.
Can that 1 extra day be election day, and can it be protected? --Love and a cry for help from the USA
Not the revolution we need, but the revolution we’ve got 🤷
I’ve never seen hot dog or ice cream joined like that…
I or another person go once a week. I wish I went every few days, but I love about 20 min away and it’s not my favorite place in the world. For some reason I always make a list even though I buy basically the same things. My partner never uses a list when he goes.
Red peppers, tomatillos, fibrous cereal, milk and soy milk, yogurt/cottage cheese, tortilla chips, a bag of grapefruit when in season, wasa crackers, hummus, eggs / bread / tortillas when low, and whatever I’m making for lunch for the week. Sometimes salad stuff.