Tag Archives: English

IR Control Daleks

Posted on June 26, 2006 by Bibi

Who wants a IR Control Daleks? Each IR Dalek stands 8 inches high and is happiest when gliding across your desk shouting “EX-TER-MIN-ATE!” and hunting for the Doctor. Complete with tank-like controls and digitized grating dalek voices you’ll feel just … Continue reading →

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All-TIME 100 novels

Posted on October 18, 2005 by

The Complete List from the TIME magazine of ALL-TIME 100 Novels. Time critics Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo pick the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present. How many I read from the list? Well… let’s talk about … Continue reading →

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Aubrey Beardsley

Posted on September 14, 2005 by

Aubrey Beardsley was the most controversial artist of the Art Nouveau era, renowned for his dark and perverse images and the grotesque erotica, which themes he explored in his later work. His most famous erotic illustrations were on themes of … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Word

Posted on September 13, 2005 by Bibi

What is your favourite word? I don’t know what is my favourite word in English, maybe fluffy or yummy because they are funny, cute and I like the sound. Everyone has a favourite word, so share it on My Favorite … Continue reading →

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In the First Person

Posted on September 7, 2005 by

In the First Person is an index to letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, personal narratives and more than 2500 collections of oral history in English from around the world.

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English Accents and Dialects

Posted on September 6, 2005 by Bibi

English Accents and Dialects. All languages change over time and vary according to place and social domain, as is perfectly illustrated by these extracts taken from two large audio resources held in the British Library Sound Archive: the Survey of … Continue reading →

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Color Code

Posted on August 17, 2005 by

Color Code is A Color Portrait of the English Language. The artwork is an interactive map of more than 33,000 words. Each word has been assigned a color based on the average color of images found by a search engine. … Continue reading →

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Idiomsite

Posted on May 16, 2005 by

Idiomsite – Idioms and Sayings. The site has some popular English expressions and word, the meanings and origins. Mumbo Jumbo From Mama Dyanbo, a Mandingo god….meaning ‘Nonsense’. Cool! One more for my list. Visit also the site of etymology Word … Continue reading →

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Lisa Evans

Posted on May 9, 2005 by

Lisa Evans is an artist specialising in children’s book illustration. Her works are beautiful. (male.dei)

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Read Print – online books

Posted on April 8, 2005 by

Read Print: Online Books, Poems and Short Stories. Thousands of free books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast. Between the recently added books there are 1984, The Canterbury Tales, Inferno, The Origin of Species, Peter Pan, The Wealth of … Continue reading →

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