A misnomer is a term which suggests an interpretation that is known to be untrue. Here are a few examples: * Greenland is icy and Iceland is greener. * Panama hats are not made in Panama, but Ecuador. * The “lead” in pencils is made of graphite and clay, not lead. * Northwestern University is [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Understanding Misnomers
Posted in English, tagged Communication, Confusion, English, languages, Misnomers on October 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Google Joins the E-Books Race
Posted in News, tagged Amazon, Electronic Books, Google, Jeff Bezos, Kindle, Publishing Industry on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not a secret that Amazon’s CEO, Jeff Bezos wants to be the unchallenged Mogul of the electronic book business, as well as the biggest book vendor under the sun. Kindle, the popular e-book reader, has made things easier. Now Google wants a piece of the pie—Google is hitting the online bookstore business. The [...]
Photograph of the Day: Swans Lake
Posted in Photography, tagged Birds, Lakes, Nature, Photographs, Swans on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Best Place to Live
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Development, Economy, Human Development Index, Norway, Places, Spain, United Nations on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s pretend you’re walking along a dusty country road and kicked a rusty can in the middle of the road. Instantly an Arabian genie puffed out of the can and said, “Thank you Master for exiting me out of my cage. Please tell me where you would like to spend the rest of your life [...]
Photograph of the Day: Floating in the Blue
Posted in Photography, tagged Boats, Floating, Ocean, Photograph, Ports, Sailboats, Vessels on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gender Problems: Male or Female?
Posted in Jokes, tagged Communication, English, Entertainment, Female, Genders, Humor, Male on October 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Male or Female? You might not have known this, but a lot of non-living objects are actually either male or female. Here are some examples: Freezer Bags: They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them. Photocopiers: These are female, because once turned off; it takes a while to [...]
The Innovative Corporate Culture of Google
Posted in Software, tagged Chrome, Creativity, Google, Innovation, Microsoft, Native Client, Software on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No other company in modern times has had such a meteoric performance as Google. In a little more than a decade, it leaped from a modest garage company, into a global Internet behemoth. Google was born under the umbrella of the Web. It swims like a fish in this dynamic electronic eco-system, unlike other software [...]
Photograph of the Day: Swan in Autumn Splendor
Posted in Photography, tagged Autumn, Birds, Fall, Nature, Photographs, Swans, Wildfowls, Wildlife on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Walking Down Memory Lane
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Memories, Oldies, Past, Remembering, Reminiscing, Time on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do you remember a time when… * Decisions were made by going ‘eeny-meeny-miney-moe’? * Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, ‘Do Over!’? * ‘Race issue’ meant arguing about who ran the fastest? * Catching fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening? * It wasn’t odd to have two or three ‘Best Friends’? * The worst [...]
