EC Forum moderators should
- report spam posters, then remove spam posts
- move spam topics to Trash Can (Josef can then delete the user)
- move off-topic or off-forum posts to the relevant topic (new if necessary) or forum
- watch for insulting/abus
captive "captives"1. (ADJ) A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed.E.X: Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal.2. (PHRASE) If you take someone captive or hold someone captive, you take or keep them
Read more…Liquid calories now account for a whopping 21 percent of the average American's daily intake—more than 400 calories every single day, which is twice as much as we drank 30 years ago and about 40 pounds a year that we have to figure out how to work of
Read more…robbery "robberies"(NOUN) Robbery is the crime of stealing money or property from a bank, shop, or vehicle, often by using force on threats.E.X: The man was serving a sentence for robbery with violence.robber "robbers"(N-COUNT) A robber is someone wh
Read more…cottage "cottages"(N-COUNT) A cottage is a small house, usually in the country.E.X: My sister also came to live in cottage with me.giddy "giddier, giddiest"(ADJ, = dizzy) If you feel giddy, you feel unsteady and think you are about to fall over, usua
Read more…greed(N-UNCOUNT, =avarice) Greed is the desire to have more of something, such as food or money, than is necessary or fair.E.X: I get fed up with other people's greed.…an insatiable greed for personal power…greedy "greedier, greediest"(ADJ) If you de
Read more…deadline "deadlines"(N-COUNT) A deadline is a time or data before which a particular task must be finished or a particular thing must be done.E.X: We were not able to meet the deadline because of manufacturing delays.imprint "imprints, imprinting, im
Read more…Hello dear friends,Can we play a words game together? The main rule is to make logical chain of words. E.G. Start word is a fly, finish word an elephant. Chain should consist of 10 words or more. so my chain would be:FlyInsectMosquitoSwampDampRainSho
Read more…equip "equips, equipping, equipped"(VERB) If you equip a person or thing with something, you give them the tools or equipment that they are needed.E.X: Owners of restaurants would have to equip them to admit disabled people.equipment(N-UNCOUNT) Equip
Read more…valley "valleys"(N-COUNT) A valley is a low stretch of land between hills, especially one that has a river flowing through it.hostile1. (ADJ, =aggressive, =/cordial) Someone who is hostile is unfriendly and aggressive.E.X: Drinking may make a person
Read more…Hi Dear Tara! Of course It is better to live without T V.It doesnt go into much depth but it gives quite a good summary of the events of the 21 cent. In the last few years, I havevery rarely switched on aTV, but often switched one off. I Think that a
Read more…prerequisite "prerequisites"(N-COUNT, =precondition) If one thing is a prerequisite for another, if most happen or exist before the other thing is possible.E.X: Good self-esteem is a prerequisite for a happy life.self-esteem(N-UNCOUNT) Your self-este
Read more…terror "terrors"1. (N-UNCOUNT) Terror is very great fear.E.X: I shocked with terror whenever I was about to fly in an aeroplane.2. (N-COUNT) A terror is something that makes you very frightened.E.X: As a boy, he had a real terror of facing people.fri
Read more…"Whether we are aware of it or not, we can take ourselves in whatever direction we want to go."Quoted from the book "Habit Busting"
Watching movies with subtitles help me increase my understanding of the story and proper pronunciation of words. Most of the movies I have watched is thru cable network. Starmovies is the perfect example of a program that shows movies with subtitles.
Read more…achieve "achieves, achieving, achieved"(VERB, =accomplish) If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.E.X: There are many who will work hard to achieve these goals.achieve
Read more…Hello my dear friends..Let us play a game here to learn English ..We will correct each others mistakes as grammar or spelling mistakes.The game is to ask a question and the one after you will answer. We will help each other to write good English ..Al
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