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Monday Muddle: apart, a part

LC February 14, 2022 Monday Muddle

Monday Muddle: apart: (adjective)(adverb) not together; separated; at a distance a part: (indefinite article + noun) a piece; some but not all; one of multiple components that form a whole

These terms are basically opposites of each other. One means not together; the other indicates that it goes together with at least one additional part. If you are including either term in love notes to your sweetheart, you are going to want to get it right.

Memory Tip: The term without a space–where the letters are all together–is the one that means not together.

Tuesday Two

LC February 8, 2022 Tuesday Two

Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.

Photo by Robert Lukeman on Unsplash.

The foreground is a bright green field with concentrically circular ridges. The background is rocky hills past which you can see the sun setting in a cloudy sky.

Monday Muddle: absence, absenteeism

LC February 7, 2022 Monday Muddle

Monday Muddle: absence: (noun) the state of being away from somewhere; the period of time spent away; a lack of something absenteeism: (noun) the habit of being away without good reason from somewhere you are regularly obligated to be (work, school); the rate or frequency of habitual absence

Tuesday Two

LC February 1, 2022 Tuesday Two

Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.

Photo by Leon Hinz on Unsplash.

The Queen Elizabeth, a cruise ship the size of an apartment building, is at sea with a small sailboat beside it.

Monday Muddle: bowl, bowel

LC January 31, 2022 Monday Muddle2 Comments

Monday Muddle: bowl: (noun) a round vessel for holding food or liquid; a stadium used for sporting events or concerts bowel: (noun) the tube through which digested food passes out of the body

The Super Bowl--an annual championship football game--is played in early February. Football fans traditionally have parties to watch the game together, and there is an abundance of party foods to enjoy. Sometimes people will even have a cake decorated like a football or a football field. If you decide to have a cake decorated with the words Super Bowl, it will be more appetizing if you spell Super Bowl correctly.

Tuesday Two

LC January 25, 2022 Tuesday Two

Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.

Photo by Danist Son on Unsplash.

A concrete parking structure with bright green, leafy plants spilling out at every level.

Monday Muddle: muster, mustard

LC January 24, 2022 Monday Muddle

Monday Muddle: muster: (verb) assemble (usually military troops) for inspection or for preparation for battle; (noun) assembly of troops for inspection or for a military exercise Part of the expression "to pass muster". mustard: (noun) condiment made from seeds of the mustard plant; mustard plant NOT part of the expression "to pass muster".

pass muster: (verb phrase) to pass inspection; to meet a standard; to measure up pass mustard: (verb phrase--but not a common expression) to share a condiment

Tuesday Two

LC January 18, 2022 Tuesday Two

Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.

Photo by Simon Rae on Unsplash.

A blue-eyed, brown and white husky lying with its head in the snow.

Monday Muddle: have, of

LC January 17, 2022 Monday Muddle

Monday Muddle: have: (verb) to own, possess, or hold; used as an auxiliary verb when forming compound tenses of verbs Used in: would have, could have, should have of: (preposition) expresses a relationship between a part and the whole; expresses origin; expresses a change in measurement or scale NOT used in: would have, could have, should have

Wednesday Writing

LC January 12, 2022 Wednesday Writing

Wednesday Writing Do you use a journal? If you use one, I would love to know what you use it for. Do you use it more as a diary or a planner? do you use it as a habit tracker--words written, books read, miles walked or run, food or water consumed? Do you start a new one at the beginning of the year? Or monthly? Quarterly?