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Happy World Poetry Day!

to hear the sweet sounds of speech being intertwined as we breathe...

that's poetry!

Here's a list of some of the most famous verses found in the English language:

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, / dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix / angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night
'Howl', Allen Ginsberg

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/world-poetry-day-28-of-poetrys-most-powerful-lines-ever-written-a6944301.html

World Poetry Day: 28 of poetry's most powerful lines ever written The rhythm of the tongue brings wordless music into the air; it is in poetry that the human essence is refined to such ritualistic purity. It's in the steady beats, the sonorous rise-and-fall of speech; for a moment it appears as if all the mysteries of the world have unlocked themselves to our priv…

Yesterday was the first day of Spring. Adios, winter!

Adios, Winter! - Business Idioms from Baseball - englisch-nbg.de To many learners of English, baseball might be just that boring American sport no one in their right mind would even try to begin to understand. It has no time limits, meaning it could go for as little as two hours or as long as five. It has very complicated rules and the athletes, wearing …

What's your biggest fear? Whatever it might be, your fear of, say, spiders or snakes is nothing compared to what happened to Chris Hadfield while orbitting planet Earth.

What would you do if you went blind in space? What’s your biggest fear? I have a strange fear of rats. As soon as I see a rat whithin a 2/10 meter radius, I start feeling queasy and immediately feel the urge to start yelling and run away. But my fear of rats, as your fear of, say, spiders or snakes is nothing compared to …

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6 Irish Words For Your Sweetheart Eschew green beer and leprechaun jokes for some proper Irish.

It's quiz time! How many or how much? A little or a few? Test your knowledge with the much/many quiz.

http://www.englisch-nbg.de/much-or-many/

Much or Many? Exercises for countable/non-countable nouns

The most legitimate explanation of the use of the semicolon.

How to use a semicolon - The Oatmeal Thanks to Library Lady Jane for all her help in writing these grammar guides over the years. If you would like a regular serving of grammar-related awesomeness every day, go follow her on Twitter.

Know your apostrophes!

Why is it 'Socrates' Deathbed' but 'Dickens's Novels'? A guide to plural and possessive names

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Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot Pale Blue Dot

Well, that was close...
If you've taken part in our lessons, you might remember Col. Hadfield's sweet mustache. This is taken from his informative yet entertaining page.

Big as a house: I'm glad this recently discovered asteroid missed Earth today.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/whats-up-in-space-asteroid-2015-hd1-flyby-earth-day-auroras/49714/

B612 Foundation

I'd give her an 'A'.

You've most probably heard about by now. It is one of the most baffling things I've seen in a while. This morning I saw a white and gold dress... now, I'm seeing blue and black. Why?
http://youtu.be/AskAQwOBvhc

What Colour Is This Dress? (SOLVED with SCIENCE) Share this video for the sake of humanity! Get the AsapSCIENCE Book: http://asapscience.com/book Subscribe! bit.ly/asapsci Written by Mitchell Moffit and Gre...

The difference between a lawyer and an attorney:

* A lawyer is someone who is learned and trained in law.
* An attorney is someone who is trained in law and has a license to legally represent someone in court.

What are the most common terms in the UK & Canada? Read more: http://www.englisch-nbg.de/difference-attorney-lawyer/

What is the difference between an attorney and a lawyer? This is a common misunderstanding and is not exclusive of language learners. The truth is that in everyday American English, the two terms are used interchangeably, meaning most native speakers use...