Scribbling Neurons

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Month: December 2010

  • My ESL: Your Companion to ESL Learning

    Dareme2write.com sprang up to Neil and me sometime in October when we agreed to deliberately improve how we write. It surprisingly evolved into an ESL site dedicated to intermediate and advanced learners of English as a Second Language after a few brainstorming for a better subject for the site. Now ESL Online has got its new home. One closest to the name and…

  • Connie and Walter

    Connie captures in a few words what normal people say in strings of plenty syllables, exactly opposite of what Walter habitually does. Sometimes, he forgets simple names of tools for fixing: “Could you please pass me the tool for driving screws?” requested Walter. “Say “screwdriver”, dear,” replied Connie. At other times, his mom’s lessons on…

  • Scammer Alert!

    Five missed calls from five of my relatives. Oh, I didn’t want to hear them grumble so I didn’t call back. My, when I got home, I came to know they were “emergency calls”. This guy calls himself “George Smith”. He is close to his fifties, widower, with a ten-year old son. To further feed…

  • Dama De Noche

    Once there was a wanderer named Froilan who passed by a lofty, damp, and dusty tower where Frociela had lived for a very long time.  Froilan was first captivated by her straight, silky,black hair as ‘his’ was stubbornly curly and dry. Frociela knew Froilan wouldn’t be held long just by the beauty of her hair. She then crafted some…

  • Leave ‘Em Out!

    Why say more than you ought? Learn to leave out some words that belabor expression. First of all I shall give you a lesson in Vocabulary, and last of all in Composition. Omit “of all” as it is unnecessary. I sought him throughout the whole country. Leave out “whole” because it’s already implied in “throughout”….

  • Happy Holidays

    It’s officially a holiday here today! Yehey! Since freedom without purpose is boring, I thought of listing some fun things I could do for the long weekend. Wanna have a peek? 1. Grab and wrap some ‘pasalubong’ for my family. I can imagine my sisters’ (and bro) smiles anticipating yummy chocolate bars! Nay and Tay…