9:15pm Winning Word: NUMBER
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9:15pm Winning Word: NUMBER
9:15: number
A six grade teacher was questioning her students and their use of the word "like."
She explained that, contrary to their common use of it, "like" was not an adjective but
a comparison word. She then challenged them to think up some similes to exemplify the lesson.
This done, she moved on to ask about other figures of speech. "Class, what others can you think of ?"
No one in the class could come up with anything, so she prompted them with a couple of her own.
"How about metaphors and personification?", she asked. "Aren't they examples?"
Little Johnny raised his hand, and when called upon said, "I know what a metaphor is, but not personification."
The teacher replied, "What's the word to describe what I'm saying when I point to that old willow tree and say,
'He's saluting us with his branches.' Or what if I asked the sun to send us some sunshine? Or if I said, 'That field
of tall grass is waving at us?' What word best describes what I'm doing when I speak like that ?"
Little Johnny thought a moment, then said, "Hallucinating?"
Rush Rock 'N' Roll Bonus Code: moving
Good evening everyone,
Thanks for all the codes. The meeting went well. I just went to the thread, repping along the way.
I sucessfully managed to guess the Rush bonus code: moving.
I will now go read for a bit before I go to bed.
:wave:
night all thanks again for ww's
Frankford blues festival is this weekend...from friday noon till sunday night.great fun for the whole family...I work the doors every year... right on the trent river just a few klicks north of Trenton, so it's just a little more than an hour away....tickets available for the weekend or just for the day....great campfire jams...bring your guitars and have some fun....kids..pets welcome...look up site under www.loyalblues.ca... a quick drive out of the city, and i'm bringing my fishing pole this year too.
thanks for the rush bonus code...was trying to guess all their song names.
Aerosmith Word - TOYS
contest is now on contest page, I noticed (less complicated to enter than it has been)
Good Night To All