Ark and Arc (and Arch)
Glutinous and Gluttonous
Influenza and Influential
Oh, I love words (wouldn't it be horrid if I didn't; like an anorexic chef) but how would I ever explain those to my wee students?
Who am I kidding, they would never ask!
Time to put on my party dress!
Death or glory
RR
Rebecca Rosenblum...
is a writer and editor who likes a lot of stuff. This is a blog about that stuff, and also her writing. Rebecca is the writer-in-residence at Jean Vanier High School, and was a juror for The Journey Prize 21. Her work has been short-listed for the Journey Prize, the Danuta Gleed Award and the National Magazine Award. Her first book of short stories, Once, was published by Biblioasis and was one of Quill & Quire's 15 Books That Mattered in 2008. Rebecca's stories are occasionally seen in Canadian periodicals and her second collection, *The Big Dream,* is forthcoming from Biblioasis.
2 comments:
The most challenging day I ever had as a language instructor is when I had to teach the word "apparently". It's a tough one to get your head around.
That's a lie. The most challenging day was December 25 2004 when Fumiya peed on the rug, but that was less related to language.
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