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Riddles are short poems or texts that ask a question that seems difficult to answer. The following famous riddle by Catherine Fanshawe is talking about something, but what is it?

Special note - this riddle uses the following (old-fashioned) contractions:
'twas = it was
'tis = it is
'twill = it will
o'er = over
e'en = even

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'Twas whispered in Heaven,
'Twas muttered in Hell,
And echo caught faintly
The sound as it fell;
On the confines of Earth,
'Twas permitted to rest,
And the depth of the ocea

Definition: An erroneous mental representation, Delusion (the act of deluding), Deception by creating illusory ideas.

These below pictures are illusions stimulating our nerves in making some confusion by our eyes.

Illusion 1

Illusion 2

Illusion 3

Illusion 4

Illusion 5

Illusion 6

Illusion 7

Illusion 8

Illusion 9

I am sure that you would have worked out all of them well, as they are just illusions. It's just for fun.

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “I” and has 10 letters long.

• If the case succeeds, it is i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that other trials will follow.
• ‘It is just delaying the i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,’ he said.
• The defeat had i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ consequences for British policy.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of th

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “E” and has 7 letters long.

• I don’t think I’m e_ _ _ _ _ _ of your success.
• Do I sound e_ _ _ _ _ _? I pity them, actually.
• You should remove your e_ _ _ _ _ _ thoughts first.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is an adjective means “wishing you had what ano

Hi Everyone,

I'm glad to inform you that I've been offered a 6-month observership (as an academic visitor) in a teaching hospital in Quebec, Canada, and I will be going there very soon. It's really a dream come true - I eventually got the opportunity to study in an English-speaking country. I hope and am sure that I can improve both English and surgical skills there. I can't wait to hit the road. I'm so excited, but a little nervous about the upcoming trip. I decided it's time for me to share th

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “S” and has 5 letters long.

• Her husband was later treated for a fractured s_ _ _ _.
• The soldiers discovered a pile of human s_ _ _ _s and bones.
• You can take the role of a kid with a s_ _ _ _ for a head.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is a noun means “th

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “C” and has 7 letters long.

• He had administrators under him but took the c_ _ _ _ _ _ decisions himself.
• This is the most c_ _ _ _ _ _ election campaign for years.
• Improved consumer confidence is c_ _ _ _ _ _ to an economic recovery.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word

Google Books brings us a 367-page online ebook reproduction of "Grimm's Fairy Tales" edited by Frances Jenkins Olcott, illustrated by Rie Cramer, and published by The Penn Publishing in 1927.

(You can read these tales online here,by clicking on the links.)

This is the original version of this famous tale book.

The book was written by the Grimm brothers,the German Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm,the first edition appeared in 1812.

Here you can find the funny version of Grimm's tales,for children,animated an

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “D” and has 6 letters long.

• He didn’t get a d_ _ _ _ _ explanation.
• After a d_ _ _ _ _ interval, trade relations began return to normal.
• The majority of people around here are d_ _ _ _ _ people.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is an adjective means “accep

Information: Robert Burns is famous Scottish poet (1759 - 1796). Russian people know his poems very good thanks to movies, where the songs with his text rings (sounds). One of these films -  Hello, I'm Your Aunt!" Russian director Victor Titov shoots this film (musical comedy, based on the play Charley 's Aunt" by Brandon Thomas) in 1975. The tango "The Love and the Poverty" from this film became very popular in Russia. We can hear the song in the end of blog (video).

14 February is the Valentin

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “A” and has 6 letters long.

• She was politically a_ _ _ _ _.
• He made a series of a_ _ _ _ _ business decisions.
• She always uses her a_ _ _ _ _ observational powers.
• It should prove an a_ _ _ _ _ investment.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is an adjective m

http://edition.englishclub.com/Christina Aquilera/20110208/

"Look at me, now the bird will fly from my hand".

Finally Dreamer Man have chosen this caption that submitted by Anna. My congratulation for Anna as the winner of My Adventure in the MyEC Photo Gallery#3 : Instructions.

You put a big smile on my face, Dreamer! thanks for your hard effort ...

Here Tara's tips : How to get good pictures of children 

1. Watch the children engaging in natural play. 

2. Sneak over to your camera. (Don't let any of the children see you grab it.)

3. Find a good position

     I am sure you will be alot to join this blog and send your wishes to our beloved sister Nebia. Please help to make this day as great as possible!!

From the part of Manu and Atika ,,and all our great friends ,,

Words are not enough to express our wishes for this wonderful day,

We would like to be with you to live a moment of your birthday with you ,

sing to you, hug you, and eating ur cake (of course),

Maybe to bring you some gifts!!

But any way ,we can live it by our hearts, thinking of you,

We w

I will be travelling around my country then I have decided to show my friends from My EC the towns which I had visited and my photos, each time I traveled I will take with me my camera so when I have showed my photos to all of you I will think that you have come with me hhhh ... I hope you like it. Thanks to visit my country with me… =)

Let’s go to start…

Pronunciation: ah-gwas-kah-lee-EHN-tehs.

 Spaniards settling in the area in the 1500s discovered the hot springs, or aguas calientes ("hot wate

I just got a message from a friend who had written weeks ago. He wanted to know how he could speak out loud without being shy and afraid. He worries that people will correct or criticize his speaking. Those who will correct us are our best friends.

Shyness is natural and criticism is important.  If others cannot criticize and correct us we cannot learn. I am now learning Arabic and face the same feelings as you.  I don't like to make mistakes, but it is how I learn the correct way of saying thing

Hello my MyEC friends,

I'm reading the book "Daddy Long Legs" by Jean Webster. In the first chapter of the book

"Blue Wednesday", there is a sentence :

"She could not picture the daily routine of those other human beings who carried on their lives undiscommoded by orphans."

I searched for the meaning of the word "UNDISCOMMODED" everywhere, but I couldn't find it anywhere.

If any of you knows its meaning, please tell me. I'll be very thankful to you.

Thanks a million in advance! ^_^

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “I” and has 9 letters long.

• He is too i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to be a responsible prime minister.
• Avoid making an i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ decision.
• This course is talking about how to deal with i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ children.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is an adjective

I would make these words of Gandhi compulsory to read and learn for each politician on the World ,maybe it would make a (visible) difference!

1. Change

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”

“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.”

2. Control.

“Nobody can hurt me without my permis sion.

3. Forgiveness

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the