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Repute vs Refute
What’s the difference?
Repute — To ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to. To consider; suppose.
Example. He was reputed to be a fantastic chef.
Refute–To prove wrong by argument or evidence. Show to be false.
Her claim of innocence was refuted when the fingerprints on the weapon matched her own.
Black, Green, White, Red Tea? What’s the difference?
Black, green, white or red, these teas are made from the Camellia Sinensis plant. The difference between black, green and white is the oxidation/fermentation and drying process.
White–young tea leaves,dried, but not fermented.
Green—mature leaves, steamed, not fermented, dried.
Black teas, are called black because the leaves turn black after
drying, fermentation process. These are allowed to dry naturally,
then fermented, fired and dried.
So red tea? Where does that come in?
“In some Asian cultures, they label the tea by the color in the cup.
So red tea is actually black tea product, but the tea appears red in
the cup.
Another red tea is the Rooibos plant (of the Aspalathus genus), found in the Cederberg mountains of South Africa … is often commercially marketed as Red tea.” –Wikipedia
Word with the most consecutive vowels and composed only of vowels in the English language is Euouae.
“Euouae is a mnemonic which was used in medieval music to denote the sequence of tones in the “seculorum Amen” passage of the lesser doxology, Gloria Patri, which ends with the phrase In saecula saeculorum, Amen”—Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euouae
Who knew? Well I guess you do now.
Have trouble remembering where the fork goes when you set the table?
The easiest way to remember is that knife and spoon are spelled with five letters, so is “right“. Place them to the right of the plate. Fork is spelled with four letters, as is “left“. Put it on the left side of the plate.
Unfortunately, this only works in English.
Why somethings are considered “fruits” when they are so obviously belong with the vegetables,? like tomatoes, avocados, both technically fruits.
There are many scientific/biological requirements that make a fruit not a vegetable, but the easiest way is to ask yourself, “Do I eat the whole plant (lettuce) or just what it produces (tomato)?” Lettuce (vegetable), tomato(fruit).
Now wasn’t that easy?
How Many Days Between Full Moons?
There are 29.5 days between full moons and between other similar phases (halves, quarters etc).
Affluence, Influence or Effluence
Do you know the difference?
Affluence: Denotes Money, wealth, prestige, abundance.
Influence: Bring pressure to bear, to affect change.
Effluence: Deals with the movement of fluid dynamics. The process of the flow.
Why do leaves change color in the Fall?
Chlorophyll is what makes leaves green and helps the plant photosynthesize so it can to feed itself.
Shorter days (coming on Fall) tell trees to produce less chlorophyll as it prepares to drop it’s leaves and rest over the Winter.
The leaves become less green and the Cartenoids (like the color in carrots and tomatoes) are revealed as yellow and red.
If the weather is colder than usual you may see deep red or purple leaves, caused by Anthocyanins (same as in blueberries).
Time is Your Ally
When in doubt in a sticky situation, say nothing, do nothing, buy all the time you can. (Even when you’re just itching to yell your head off). Most situations will resolve themselves. Time is your ally.
What’s the difference?
Everyday: denotes the ordinary, the average. My everyday clothes vs special occasion outfit.
Every Day: Means every single day. As in ” this happens every single day”- a regular daily occurrence-” I read the newspaper every day.
It’s easier to remember the difference if you say it Everyday (one word) vs Every (take a breath) Day (two words with a breath in the middle).