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General websites for students 1. LifeHacker.co.uk LifeHacker aims to help its users out with life in the modern world. Popular tags include ‘Productivity’, ‘Money’ and ‘DIY’. 2. MentalFloss.com Although essentially one of many time-wasting student websites, MentalFloss is good for learning interesting facts from around the world, covering topics such as food, culture and science. Admittedly, its…
This email has been doing the rounds for some time now but I thought I would write about it as people are still falling for it and paying up, only to realise that it was a scam. The email I am referring to looks like this;- From the image, you can see that it is…
Introduction to Twitter Firstly, you need to head over to Twitter.com and sign up for a new account. Once you click the Signup button, you’ll need to enter all relevant information for your account and select a username (if the username is taken, Twitter will automatically suggest an alternate one that is available). After you’ve…
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything and that’s mostly to do with work, but also because I’ve not had the stamina to return home after work and write any posts, but it’s brought me to the conclusion that I need to write a post about tips I’ve taken on since having the J-Pouch….
I’ve been asked this and thought it best to set it straight. I’m here; but I haven’t had any time to actually write what I want to. I am still in the process of writing up my New York post, after two months! Hopefully once I get over that hurdle, I will have time to…
I took 2 weeks off from doing this, but have decided to start it back up. Here are the weird and wonderful words for today! PolysemyThe ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings. PaleobotanyThis refers to the study of fossil plants….
This week’s words are brought to you from New York City baby! DiscombobulatingThis is a word which means to confuse the issue or matter, or to make things generally confusing. GarrulousThis refers to someone who talks too much about something of no particular importance. It can be used to refer to someone who jabbers or…
This post is a bit of a special one; in that I’m only going to be listing 5 words that have more than 20 characters. Here they are. PneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosisThis is the terminology for a lung disease that is contracted from the inhalation of volcanic dust. FloccinaucinihilipilificationThe act or habit of describing or regarding something as…
ElucidateThis is a great word to be armed with if you’re making a complaint, for it means to explain, clarify, reveal, expose, make clear, shed light on, spell out, illustrate. It comes from the Latin word lucidus (‘bright’, ‘clear’). ImpromptuThis refers to something that’s spontaneous, unplanned, unrehearsed, offhand, spur-of-the-moment, unprepared, off-the-cuff, ad lib, unpremeditated. It…
AvuncularThis word describes an ‘uncle-like gesture’, or the characteristic concern and kindness usually attributed to a kind-hearted uncle, in a positive, complimentary way. It derives from the Latin word Avunculus (‘maternal uncle’). OctogenarianThis word describes someone who is in his or her eighties. Octogenarian comes from the Latin word Octogenarius (‘eighty’). SanguineThis means optimistic, confident,…