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History of Writing
The history of writing is the method of expressing language through letters and markings. The earliest writing dates back to ancient Mesopotamia and Mesoamerica. There are debates whether the development of writing originated in China or Egypt.
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Is it nay or ney when showing a maiden name for a married woman in a newspaper?
No. It is pronounced nay ( or ney ) but spelled nee. There should be an acute accent over the first e. This is a French word meaning "born".
Why is a diamond crown a prized possession?
The reason it is a prized possesion u may had it a long time or u may of won it in a beauty pageant or it may be valuable , or may have had it for a long time , it may have been passed down from one person to another . u may have had it all your life
What are some examples of details?
- "Details are never simply embellishments. They serve the narrative in terms of dramatization, characterization, structure, and style. . . .
"Over and over again we're told that good, active writing is concrete rather than abstract. It's specific rather than general. And it's in these notions of active writing that details make all the difference. A detail must be both significant and specific."
(Joanne Meschery, "Details! Details! Details!" Writers Workshop in a Book, ed. by Alan Cheuse and Lisa Alvarez. Chronicle Books, 2007)
- "Sometimes it takes only one or two details to light up a character for your readers. . . . The old man's carefully parted hair suggests that he has not totally given up. The tinny clatter of cheap crockery implies that the restaurateur has fallen on hard times. The sullen teenager's one-shouldered shrug connotes indifference tinged with contempt."
(Monica Wood, Description. Writer's Digest Books, 1995)
- "Bad writers never examine anything. Their inattentiveness to the detail of their prose is part and parcel of their inattentiveness to the detail of the outside world."
(Clive James, "Georg Christoph Lichtenberg: Lessons on How to Write." Cultural Amnesia, 2007)
What is another name given to small letters?
I work at a Kindergarten school...and we call them....guess what? lower case letters!!!
What is the newest prgramming language?
depends on the application you wish to produce ..... dot NET is probably the best for windows apps
Who killed all seven of Andromache's brothers?
Achilles killed all 7 brothers as well as her husband Hector
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What is the origin of the word bout?
It comes from Middle English, from the word bought, meaning bend, turn
Why is neutral difficult to find sometimes when engine is running?
That's the enduring 'sticky plates' problem in the clutch basket. The clutch plates sit in oil and as the oil gets older it can break down leaving sticky deposits. More commonly the plates wear to a polished finish which causes then to stick together. Practice this: Engine running, clutch in, put the stationary bike in second. Brakes ON, find the clutch bite point and short rev (blip) the engine against the bite. As the revs drop, quickly pull the clutch right in and half press the gear lever. That will be neutral then!
Where did the saying '420' come from?
In 1971 a group of San Rafael High School students, called the Waldos, used to gather around 4:20pm to smoke marijuana, so "420" became the slang for signifying the time to light up. It later evolved into a term for potheads or just for the drug itself.
Coincidentally, it was Hitler's birthday. But it is an urban legend that there is any connection.
There are also rumors that 420 was a police code for a marijuana violation, but this is unproven.
Snopes has quite a bit to say about 420. See Related Links
AnswerIn Europe we say the day of the month first, hence Hitler's birthday would be 20/4 so definitely no correlation.It is actually from American marijuana smokers. It means to get high on the day 4/20 at 4:20.
Answer4/20 is when a bunch of people joined together at 4:20 to smoke marijuana. Nowadays people on 4/20 at 4:20 smoke marijuana so they can legalize itThe past tense of the verb to lose is lost.
The rarely-used verb to loose (let loose) would have the past tense or participle loosed, but would more often still be "let loose" in the past tense.
