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I love stories w/intelligence, wit, mystery, strong women! BBC Sherlock Benedict Cumberbatch Jane Austen Star Trek Agatha Christie Wonder Woman Black Panther
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Our dictionary includes this alternate pronunciation but it labels it as “nonstandard” because people who go about disapproving of such things widely disapprove of it.
February 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Our dictionary includes this alternate pronunciation but it labels it as “nonstandard” because people who go about disapproving of such things widely disapprove of it.
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To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips.
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February 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips.
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canada.ca/en/public-he...
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canada.ca/en/public-he...
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The bad people are at it again! Attacking Book Clubs and book peeps. 🚨 Spamming Zooms with their filth, crashing meetings, causing chaos. If you host virtual events, it’s time to lock things down. Here’s how to stay safe on Zoom, StreamYard, and Teams. 🧵👇🏾 #booksky #blacksky #bookclubs #cybersafety
February 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The bad people are at it again! Attacking Book Clubs and book peeps. 🚨 Spamming Zooms with their filth, crashing meetings, causing chaos. If you host virtual events, it’s time to lock things down. Here’s how to stay safe on Zoom, StreamYard, and Teams. 🧵👇🏾 #booksky #blacksky #bookclubs #cybersafety
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Meta quietly updated its hateful conduct policy to allow users to refer to "women as household objects or property" among other offensive language.
Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook after Meta updated its guidelines | CNN Business
Meta on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to how it moderates content that will roll out in the coming months, including doing away with professional fact checking. But the company also quietly updat...
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January 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Meta quietly updated its hateful conduct policy to allow users to refer to "women as household objects or property" among other offensive language.
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seems worth noting that a major subplot in A Christmas Carol involves Scrooge denying healthcare to his employees, and that Tiny Tim would have died had Scrooge not been shamed by ghosts into giving him coverage.
December 6, 2024 at 5:34 PM
seems worth noting that a major subplot in A Christmas Carol involves Scrooge denying healthcare to his employees, and that Tiny Tim would have died had Scrooge not been shamed by ghosts into giving him coverage.
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The phrase "‘tis the season" comes from the Christmas carol, "Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly."
The contraction "‘tis" for “it is” was overtaken by 'it’s' in modern speech and remains mostly only in the phrase “’tis the season.”
It’s the season to be jolly.
The contraction "‘tis" for “it is” was overtaken by 'it’s' in modern speech and remains mostly only in the phrase “’tis the season.”
It’s the season to be jolly.
December 4, 2024 at 9:26 PM
The phrase "‘tis the season" comes from the Christmas carol, "Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly."
The contraction "‘tis" for “it is” was overtaken by 'it’s' in modern speech and remains mostly only in the phrase “’tis the season.”
It’s the season to be jolly.
The contraction "‘tis" for “it is” was overtaken by 'it’s' in modern speech and remains mostly only in the phrase “’tis the season.”
It’s the season to be jolly.
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Around 700 BCE ‘January’ and ‘February’ were added to the calendar, initially placed at the end of the year. When these two months were later bumped to the front of the calendar, ‘September,’ ‘October,’ ‘November,’ and ‘December’ found themselves at odds with their roots.
December 2, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Around 700 BCE ‘January’ and ‘February’ were added to the calendar, initially placed at the end of the year. When these two months were later bumped to the front of the calendar, ‘September,’ ‘October,’ ‘November,’ and ‘December’ found themselves at odds with their roots.
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‘Phonetic’ is not.
‘Abbreviation’ is 12 letters.
‘Thesaurus’ doesn’t have a synonym.
Say what you will about English, but it has a sense of humor.
‘Abbreviation’ is 12 letters.
‘Thesaurus’ doesn’t have a synonym.
Say what you will about English, but it has a sense of humor.
November 21, 2024 at 3:45 PM
‘Phonetic’ is not.
‘Abbreviation’ is 12 letters.
‘Thesaurus’ doesn’t have a synonym.
Say what you will about English, but it has a sense of humor.
‘Abbreviation’ is 12 letters.
‘Thesaurus’ doesn’t have a synonym.
Say what you will about English, but it has a sense of humor.
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people ask, “how can I recover my sense of wonder?” take an interest in things. visit art galleries, hit up the library and discover-browse. read widely. learn new languages, new words. watch old films. the world is a wonderful place but wonder is a muscle that must be cultivated like any other.
November 20, 2024 at 6:19 PM
people ask, “how can I recover my sense of wonder?” take an interest in things. visit art galleries, hit up the library and discover-browse. read widely. learn new languages, new words. watch old films. the world is a wonderful place but wonder is a muscle that must be cultivated like any other.