Donna Kocian

[overfalls]

IT’S NOT ‘PEEKED’ MY INTEREST

OR ‘PEAKED’

BUT PIQUED

‘PIQUED MY INTEREST’

THIS HAS BEEN A CAPSLOCK PSA

[owlbearcounter]

THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY USEFUL THANK YOU

[ranetree]

ADDITIONALLY:

YOU ARE NOT ‘PHASED’. YOU ARE ‘FAZED.’

IF IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG DAY, YOU ARE ‘WEARY’. IF SOMEONE IS ACTING IN A WAY THAT MAKES YOU SUSPICIOUS, YOU ARE ‘WARY’.

ALL IN ‘DUE’ TIME, NOT ‘DO’ TIME

‘PER SE’ NOT ‘PER SAY’

THANK YOU

[tassiekitty]

BREATHE - THE VERB FORM IN PRESENT TENSE

BREATH - THE NOUN FORM

THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE

WANDER - TO WALK ABOUT AIMLESSLY

WONDER - TO THINK OF IN A DREAMLIKE AND/OR WISTFUL MANNER

THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE (but one’s mind can wander)

[fairywails]

DEFIANT - RESISTANT DEFINITE - CERTAIN

[melancholicmarionette]

WANTON - DELIBERATE AND UNPROVOKED ACTION (ALSO AN ARCHAIC TERM FOR A PROMISCUOUS WOMAN)

WONTON - IT’S A DUMPLING THAT’S ALL IT IS IT’S A FUCKING DUMPLING

[proletariatbitch]

BAWL- TO SOB/CRY

BALL- A FUCKING BALL

YOU CANNOT “BALL” YOUR EYES OUT

[soggywarmpockets]

AND FOR FUCK’S SAKE, IT’S NOT “SIKE”; IT’S “PSYCH”. AS IN “I PSYCHED YOU OUT”; BECAUSE YOU MOMENTARILY MADE SOMEONE BELIEVE SOMETHING THAT WASN’T TRUE.

THANK YOU.

[everylineeverystory]

*slams reblog*

[leonawriter]

IT’S ‘MIGHT AS WELL’. ‘MIND AS WELL’ DOES NOT MAKE GRAMMATICAL SENSE.

[penbrydd]

SLEIGHT - DEXTERITY, ARTIFICE, CRAFT (FROM ‘SLY’) SLIGHT - VERY LITTLE, FRAIL, DELICATE

IT’S ‘SLEIGHT OF HAND’.

[maverlok]

[celynbrum]

DISCRETE - SEPARATE, DISTINCT, PARTED

DISCREET - SUBTLE, STEALTHY, DIPLOMATIC

[othercat2]

BORN= existing as a result of birth

BORNE= carried or transported by

[typesetjez]

LIGHTENING = to make something less dark in color or to lessen its weight

LIGHTNING = bright flash of light during electrical storms

[obervation-subject-753]

{This is quite helpful. Thank you Rebloggers.}

[ask-the-dancingdreamer-archive]

((adm: I just want to add-

Loose- untight

Lose- opposite of winning))

[ask-the-awesome]

((ALSO: A fun trick -  Affect = Action  Effect = End Result ))

[ed-edward-blackbeard]

There = In that place

Their = belonging to them

can’t = a contraction for cannot

cant = a tilt or lean at an angle, usually to accommodate accessibility

[paperstorm]

Here’s three more I see a lot

Definitely - a synonym for absolutely, completely, totally, etc.

Defiantly - to behave with defiance

Worse - a relative description of poor quality, “things are getting worse”

Worst - the absolute version of worse, “it was the worst”

Worse is used when a thing is badder than it used to be. Worst is used when it has become as bad as it could possibly get.

Lets - permits or allows, “the teacher lets the kids go for recess”

Let’s - a contraction of let us, “let’s go to the park”

[imaregulargirl]

It’s not “could of” it’s “could have” or “could’ve”. Everytime I read “she could of” something dies in me. It doesn’t make any sense grammatically. I will stop reading your text/ story instantly.

[anexperimentallife]

You BEAR a burden or a circumstance. As in carry or endure it.

You BARE your soul to someone. As in make your soul naked (figuratively speaking).

If something is more than you can BARE, you’re saying it’s too big for you to make it naked.

If you tell someone to BEAR with you, you’re asking them to put up with you.

If you tell them to BARE with you, you’re telling them to get naked with you.

Also…

A HORDE is a group of living beings. You can have a HORDE of invaders or mosquitos.

A HOARD is a bunch of… stuff. Treasure, gold, or whatever.

You can HOARD wealth, but you cannot HORDE it.

[ghostbitchin]

For all the people who use the wrong words. I will stop reading your book if things like this get messed

[dinosaurrainbowstarfish]

THE COFFEE ONE IS INCORRECT COMPLIMENTARY MEANS BOTH FREE COFFEE AND COFFEE THAT TELLS YOU NICE THINGS COMPLEMENT IS USED FOR PART OF A SET, A PAIR, OR AN ADDITION TO A GROUP LIKE: THESE SHOES WILL COMPLEMENT MY OUTFIT COMPLIMENT= NICE COMPLEMENT= “COMPLETE-MENT” OF SOME SORT

[a-mountain-ash]

IRREVERENT = TO SHOW A LACK OF RESPECT

REVERENT = SHOWING DEEP AND SOLEMN RESPECT

[thewriterkb]

[drkocian-blog]

Hopefully....

[yesterdaysprint]

The Los Angeles Times, California, October 11, 1951

[bookfairys-blog]

Print books forever for me, though I will make an exception for audiobooks. Reading a book on a screen just isn’t for me. It’s bad for my eyes and I am also on a computer all day already for work. No way am I going to also spend hours reading a book that way.

[ruinedchildhood]

[cheshirelibrary]

We have found that there are 2 kinds of library users, ones who are conscientious about returning their items on time, and ones who consider due dates a suggestion, not a mandate. 😉

[solomonara]

Batgirl getting it right.

(Batgirl Rebirth vol. 2)

[m--ood-deactivated20181217]

A very curious octopus.

[southernbitchface]

Watch this and be blessed

[taviacw]

“Why he smoosh my head??? Wait smoosh my head again.”

[writerswritecompany]

Famous Pawthors

Source for comic: Tee Turtle

[newyorker]

HOW CATS TAMED US

We take a look at how felines took over the Internet, our homes, and our lives. 

[watchvrv]

At the edge of the universe lies a gateway to adventure. Watch the entire catalog of Stargate on VRV!

[libraryjournal]

Trapped In An Internet Desert, Detroit Teens Struggle To Stay Online

Many without computers or reliable internet rely on free computer labs or public WiFi networks to do their homework.

Why school and public libraries are so essential.

[nbcnightlynews]

Today marked a milestone in the life of Malala Yousafzai, advocate for women’s education and empowerment. It was her first return to Pakistan since a 2012 assassination attempt in which a Taliban gunman shot her in the face at point-blank range. At a conference held in Islamabad, Malala spoke about what it was like being away from her home country for so long. “I’m always imagining that I am traveling to Pakistan’s cities, like driving in Islamabad, like driving in Karachi,” she said.

Although the 2012 attack left her in critical condition, she never let it deter her from her cause: to speak out for girls’ education. Since the assassination attempt, she became the youngest person to ever receive a Nobel Peace Prize and founded the Malala Fund, a charity dedicated to giving all girls access to education.

[kitty]

[eartharchives]

The last camels of North America

DNA extracted from bones collected in the Yukon show that North America's last camel was a close relative of Old World camels and not llamas as previously thought.

The last North American camels are close cousins of the Old World camels instead of South American llamas. Wait! North America had camels?

Image by Sergio De La Rosa

[mindblowingscience]

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Might Have a Crucial Hormonal Link

Finally, some answers.

For years, a line has divided millions of patients from their doctors, separating those who experience the debilitating effects of chronic fatigue syndrome from a medical establishment that has traditionally refused to acknowledge or agree upon the condition.

Now, finally, that barrier is beginning to crumble.

In recent times, a series of studies has identified evidence of biological mechanisms that could contribute to the disorder – and now new research from the Netherlands is being hailed as an important advance in our understanding of the illness.

Researchers at the University Medical Centre Groningen have discovered a link between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) – aka myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) – and lower thyroid hormone levels.

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[cheshirelibrary]

Yes, I DO need all these books...

… quit asking.