ENGLISH – IMAGINEMAG!

THE DIFFERENT MEANINGS OF WORDS IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS – DR DAWN GOULD

AmyAGould August 30, 2018

CURTAINS Material used to cover a window To conceal and reveal – stage curtains, shower curtains To ring down the curtains – performance at an end. Curtain up – performance starting To surround a hospital bed A hopeless situation – …
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ENGLISH, Language

OLIVE SCHREINER and the Karoo – Dr Dawn Gould

AmyAGould July 31, 2018

Olive Schreiner showed her care and affection for the Karoo when in a letter to WT Stead, the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette dated 15 March 1891 she wrote, ”All I need to make my cup of happiness full…
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BOOKS, ENGLISH, HERITAGE, Language

PRONUNCIATION – Dr Dawn Gould

AmyAGould July 31, 2018

Some words of the English language can cause certain difficulties when attempting to pronounce or spell them. The word is spelled one way and becomes, sound wise, quite different. For example: LIBRARY as it is spelled becomes LI BREE…
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ENGLISH, Language

a crime of intergenerational trauma consequences – Clare-ann Ward

AmyAGould July 1, 2018

don’t speak to me of silence unheard of unsound highway to hellhole behind me smell the hellhole ahead silence does not live here neither does sleep don’t speak of gang violence if you don’t live in it politicians make me…
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ENGLISH, HERITAGE, Language

Curd and Pudding? Dr Dawn Gould

AmyAGould July 1, 2018

There is a saying that suggests it is never too late to learn something new. Consider some of the meanings of the following two words. CURD: The cheese part of milk OR The flowering part of a cauliflower/ broccoli’s…
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ENGLISH, Language

Jewish Literary Festival – face to face with words

AmyAGould May 29, 2018

When it comes to cultural conversations the Jewish literary Festival 2018 (JLF) on Sunday 17 June will satisfy the most discerning of tastes. The inaugural JLF in 2016 was a smash hit and the JLF2018 promises to be even…
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BOOKS, ENGLISH, HERITAGE, Language

What are people called who collect the following? – Dr Dawn Gould

AmyAGould May 29, 2018

Arctophile teddy bears Conchologist sea shells Deltiologist postcards Lepidopterist butterflies and moths Numismatist coins and banknotes Philatelist stamps

ENGLISH, Language

WORDS from the past but still used to day – Dr Dawn Gould

AmyAGould April 30, 2018

FAIN – gladly, willingly, eager : from Old English, earliest usage 888 Although she was on a diet she stated:”I am fain to eat a very large meal.” PIECEMEAL – gradually, in stages, Old English from 1325 The work…
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ENGLISH, Language

A CURIOUS HUMAN HABIT! – Dr Dawn Gould

AmyAGould March 30, 2018

Why are the names of some animals used to indicate a habit or a personality of certain human beings? For example the word WOLF may suggest a greedy or a cunning person. To call someone a RABBIT implies a…
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ENGLISH, Language

MARCH EDITORIAL

AmyAGould February 26, 2018

The Art of Communication There are different ways to accomplish this through, talking, writing, visuals and many reasons to communicate, social, business and totally trivial. First thing to decide is: do you really want to communicate and if so…
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ENGLISH, Language