Did you know... Sunday May 17... that today is Frisbee Pie Plate Day? In 1873, WilliamRussell Frisbie began to sell pies baked in pie tins embossedwith his last name. Years later in the 1940's, students atnearby Yale University began to use the pie tins to tossaround, thereby inventing the game of frisbee. Ingenuity atits best!~~~Today's Inspirational Quote:"You are what you repeatedly do. Excellence is not an event --it is a habit."Lesson 3: Use of LIKE'Like' can be used as a verb or as a preposition. There are a number of common questions with 'like' that are easy to confuse.What's he like? - 'What … like?' is used to ask about a person's or object's character and is general in nature.What does he like? - This use of the verb 'like' is for general preferences. 'Like' as a verb is generally followed by the 'ing' form of the verb (I like playing tennis).What does she look like? - 'Like' is used as a preposition to express physical appearance. In this case, 'like' can also mean 'similar to' if you are making a comparison to other people.What would you like to drink? - Another common use of 'like' is in 'would like' to express wishes. Note that 'would like' is followed by the infinite form of the verb NOT the '-ing' form.
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