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Recalling a Word on the Tip of Your Tongue Helps Ensure You’ll Forget It Next Time
Written by Ashley Hamer Have you ever noticed that there are some words you can never remember? Like, that word that means “improve” but starts with an A? We’re pretty sure...
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There’s a Word for the Fear That All Laughter Is at Your Expense
Written by Joanie Faletto Laughter is the best medicine. Unless, that is, laughter is what’s plaguing you in the first place. For gelotophobics, a mild to severe aversion to chuckling is their...
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Music Lessons Might Be Better than Reading Lessons for Language Skills
Written by Reuben Westmaas It’s hard to say why, but it’s just intuitively true: Music is good for you. It can calm your spirit, help you vent, and soundtrack your aerobics...
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Want To Be A Better Writer? Here Are 5 Personal Tips Not Everyone Will Agree With
The trouble with writing is that everyone thinks there’s a single correct way to do it. Especially in business. There isn’t. By Chris MatyszczykOwner, Howard Raucous LLC@ChrisMatyszczyk Absurdly Driven looks at the...
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What does it mean to Read?
To live fully means to be continually disturbed, both intellectually and emotionally. You may remember that someone described was as “long periods of unutterable boredom punctuated by short moments of...
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Forensic linguists explore how emojis can be used as evidence in court
Emojis have become ubiquitous in text communication – messages are peppered with smiley faces, hearts and other graphic icons. They were first drawn by graphic designer Shigetaka Kurita, and generated by a...