Many words do not sound like they are written. If you put the phonetic spelling as well as the word it will help your reader follow your story line. Ex: Challis (shall lee) Plisse (pla say) are 2 types of Fabrics. Someone who sews would probably know how to say the word, but not always. […]
I have taught adult education for many years and in one class I had a lot of the students who were fooling around, chatting and not getting their work done. I had tried all of the usual encouragements for them to get back on track and go back to their project and nothing seemed to […]
Have you ever heard the phrase “Baby, it’s cold outside”? It brings up for me lots of cold and sometimes very cold memories. I grew up in Montana in the north eastern USA close to the Canadian border. The coldest I can remember is 70 degrees below zero. While that might not be as cold […]