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Here are all of the spaces I will be hosting this week.
The Halloween Tree - Ray Bradbury - Chapters 18-19
Sonic Boom - The 8 Bit Show - Gaming Talk & Tunes
Sonic Boom Sleep Radio #42 - Opera
Sonic Boom Unplugged - Community Submissions
The links to each are in the comments, hope to see you in each of them 👊😎
Niko Steinbrecher retweeted
Today's "Grammar Rules & Syntax Facts".
Hanging Topics -
"An utterance-initial, syntactically independent noun phrase or constituent that introduces the main topic of a sentence without having a direct grammatical role inside that sentence"
Key Characteristics -
Independent Position: It sits at the very beginning of an utterance, separate from the core clause structure
No Syntactic Role: It is not a subject, object, or prepositional complement inside the following clause. Instead, it sets an "aboutness" framework or acts as a file card for the information that follows
Discourse Referent: It establishes what or whom the speaker is talking about, often cross-referenced by a pronoun or zero-anaphora later in the sentence
Linguistic Example -
"As for the car, it needs a new engine"
Hanging topic: "As for the car"
Core clause: "it needs a new engine"
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Niko Steinbrecher retweeted
Today's "What's The Difference?"
Lase (LAYZ) -
"To emit coherent light or act as a laser"
vs
Laze (LAYZ) -
"To relax, rest, or spend time doing very little"
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Niko Steinbrecher retweeted
Today's "It's All Greek To Everyone... Actually".
Hypokeimenon (hy-poh-KAY-meh-nahn) -
"Underlying subject. What remains the same while qualities change; The “that which lies under” in Aristotle’s account of substance"
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Niko Steinbrecher retweeted
Coming to you by way of @RichSilver is an Honorary Modern English idiom that doesn't translate well 📜🎓
Preaching To The Choir -
"Trying to persuade or argue a point to people who already agree with you, making the effort unnecessary or redundant"
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Niko Steinbrecher retweeted
Today's "Scary Words 😱".
Musophobia (myoo-so-FOH-bee-uh) -
"An extreme, irrational, and persistent fear of mice and rats that is out of proportion to any actual danger"
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Niko Steinbrecher retweeted
Coming to you by way of @DAVIDFE13995094 is an Honorary Word of the Day 📜🎓
Prognosticate (prahg-NAH-stuh-kayt) -
"To predict, foretell, or indicate by present signs what will happen in the future"
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Niko Steinbrecher retweeted
Good Morning 𝕏 🌞
My Word of the Day for you is an adjective, a bit of a grainy one, if you will.
Farinaceous (fayr-uh-NAY-shuss) -
"Consisting of, made from, or rich in flour, meal, or starch, or having a powdery, mealy texture, taste, or appearance"
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Got my tracking information for my delivery today, can't wait to chew through this when it arrives 😁
Also, you should buy Ceri's book.
Yes, you 🫵
Get on it.
Hello friends,
It is with great excitement that I can announce that MY BOOK IS NOW AVAILIBLE FOR PRE-ORDER!
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If you would like to grab a copy, it could be with you just in time for Christmas!
Diolch o galon 👀👇
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Good Morning 𝕏 🌞
My Word of the Day for you is an adjective, a bit of a grainy one, if you will.
Farinaceous (fayr-uh-NAY-shuss) -
"Consisting of, made from, or rich in flour, meal, or starch, or having a powdery, mealy texture, taste, or appearance"
🤖 Made with AI
Niko Steinbrecher retweeted
Outlaw Radio: Wanted Wednesdays companion space. nitter.gq/i/spaces/1nxnRBPAewYxO
Niko Steinbrecher retweeted
Which PFP should I sport on Halloween 🤔
22%Frankensteinbrecher
33%Mummy
28%The Creature From TBL
17%Werewolf
18 votes • 2 daysToday's "Grammar Rules & Syntax Facts".
Hanging Topics -
"An utterance-initial, syntactically independent noun phrase or constituent that introduces the main topic of a sentence without having a direct grammatical role inside that sentence"
Key Characteristics -
Independent Position: It sits at the very beginning of an utterance, separate from the core clause structure
No Syntactic Role: It is not a subject, object, or prepositional complement inside the following clause. Instead, it sets an "aboutness" framework or acts as a file card for the information that follows
Discourse Referent: It establishes what or whom the speaker is talking about, often cross-referenced by a pronoun or zero-anaphora later in the sentence
Linguistic Example -
"As for the car, it needs a new engine"
Hanging topic: "As for the car"
Core clause: "it needs a new engine"
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Today's "What's The Difference?"
Lase (LAYZ) -
"To emit coherent light or act as a laser"
vs
Laze (LAYZ) -
"To relax, rest, or spend time doing very little"
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Today's "It's All Greek To Everyone... Actually".
Hypokeimenon (hy-poh-KAY-meh-nahn) -
"Underlying subject. What remains the same while qualities change; The “that which lies under” in Aristotle’s account of substance"
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Coming to you by way of @RichSilver is an Honorary Modern English idiom that doesn't translate well 📜🎓
Preaching To The Choir -
"Trying to persuade or argue a point to people who already agree with you, making the effort unnecessary or redundant"
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