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She quotes Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop’s metaphor of reading as a mirror, window and sliding glass door: “Reading helps the reader see themselves in books, which is empowering and validating ...
People who love to read *really* love to read, by which we mean bookworms are typically very passionate about the written word. It makes sense, then, that there are a whole bunch of poignant ...
Can't is a contraction of cannot. Cant has a number of different meanings, including a slope or slant, or a kind of slang or jargon spoken by a particular group of people. "Canting arms" is a coat-of-arms that represents meaning of the bearer's surname. Standard: I can't understand the dialogue in this book because it is written in cant.
Colloquialism is characterized by the usage of figurative language, contractions, filler words, interjections, and other informalities such as slang. In contrast to formal and professional communications , colloquial speech does not adhere to grammar and syntax rules and thus may be considered inappropriate and impolite in situations and ...
could not couldn’t’ve: could not have cuppa: cup of daren’t: dare not / dared not daresn’t: dare not dasn’t: dare not didn’t: did not doesn't: does not don’t: do not / does not [4] dunno (informal) do not know / don't know d’ye (informal) do you / did you d’ya (informal) do you / did you e’en (poetic) even e’er (poetic ...
Goodreads is an American social cataloging website and a subsidiary of Amazon [1] that allows individuals to search its database of books, annotations, quotes, and reviews. . Users can sign up and register books to generate library catalogs and reading li
I don't have the spoons to edit this page, but the main image should be easy to transform into tables, which can be separated into two sections between common and uncommon contractions. this is better for accessibility for who use screen readers to read the page or simply want to better read the image, as that's very grainy JPG. also note that ...
A book is a garden you can carry in your pocket." -Arabian proverb "Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers." -Charles W. Eliot "The contents of someone's bookcase are part of his history, like an ancestral portrait." -Anatole Broyard