The Eight Parts of Speech

There are eight parts of speech in the English language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.

Understanding the Mad Queen | Daenerys Targaryen

The Season Finale My thoughts Many people have already had their say on the final episode of Season 8. The majority of people hate it. I hate it, for biased reasons that I will probably mention at the end of this post.

First Art of 2019

Hello fellow humans! I’m a very bad artist. Why, you ask? Well, I just paint or sketch whenever I feel like it.

To my son – January 2019

Hello, my son! I just recently watched The Princess Diaries. There’s this scene where Princess Mia’s father left her a diary with a letter he wrote for her. The letter would be given to her on her 16th birthday so, as a millennial, I thought it would be cool to give you a similar letter….

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Midnight Cafe

I wake up some mornings and sit and have my coffee and look out at my window, and I go, ’Remember how good this is. Because you can lose it.’

Useful Sites for Virtual Assistants

A little disclaimer, the contents of this blog are catered to my own experience and my own preferences. None of these are meant to be factually correct, but if they helped you in some way, then I’m glad! 1.  Tango IT helps you create step-by-step documentation with screenshots, in seconds. Create instant how-to playbooks and…

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The Hand

I don’t usually get nightmares., and when I do, I still enjoy having them. They don’t necessarily provide me with any type of dread since I always view my dreams as gifts, tin surprises that only I get to see. So first, I wanted to look up the definition of the word ‘nightmare’ and according…

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One/Ones as Pronouns | Pronouns

Using One/Ones as Pronouns The pronoun ‘one’ can be used as a pro-form, which means a word which can substitute for another word in particular contexts to avoid repetition. We use ONE for singular nouns, and ONES for plurals. What beautiful flowers! Can I have one?  (one=flower) Who is your girlfriend? – The one in…

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Not quite dating? You’re in “ssŏm 썸”

Originally posted on hanmadi:
Ron and Hermione: A classic sseom pair. Image (presumably) from Warner Bros. Origin The word ssŏm and the phrases associated with it come from the English word something, or ssŏmssing (썸씽), as in, there’s something there. The Namu.wiki article on ssŏm calls it an internet neologism (인터넷 신조어) and adds that although it’s unclear who…

Step by step vs. Step-by-step

Is Step by step hyphenated? When a compound adjective comes before a noun, hyphenate it. (formula: step-by-step + noun) Example: step-by-step instructions. If the adjectives follow the noun, do not hyphenate them. (formula: noun + step by step) Example: the instructions were step by step Source: Thoughtful Learning

‘One’ as a Pronoun | Pronouns | Parts of Speech

We use ONE instead of repeating a noun. We use ONE for singular nouns, and ONES for plurals.– What beautiful flowers! Can I have one?  (one=flower)– Who is your girlfriend? – The one in the red shirt– I’d like a hamburger. One with lots of onion, please.– Would you like to try these shoes, sir? – No, the…

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Painter of the Night OST《Night Flower》야화: 밤에 피는 – Ahn Ye Eun (안예은)

Night Flower (야화) Artist : AHN YEEUN (안예은) Album : Painter of the Night OST (야화첩 OST) Genre : K-Pop Language : Korean Release Date : 2021.08.28    Korean Lyrics English Translation 어떤 말로 시작을 해야 좋을지 어긋나고 또 어긋난 너와 나에게 대답없이 구름 뒤에 숨은 달을 원망하다 덧없는 아침이 오네   다음 말을 이어가도…

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What does “Hwabyeong 화병” mean in English?

“Hwabyeong 화병”, the mysterious Korean illness among the working class “화병” (火病) /hwa byŏng/: traditional Korean medicine, physical (and mental) symptoms caused by suppressing stress. Literally “anger” (“화” 火) + illness” (“병” 病). abbreviation of “울화병” (鬱火病) /ul hwa byŏng/: “depression anger illness”. 화병 is one of the cultural unique syndromes, unique to Koreans. “Hwabyeong”…

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