We now live in a ‘post-truth’ society. The adjective post-truth ‘relates to circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than emotional appeals.’ “What is Fake News?” There are two kinds of fake news: 1- Stories that aren’t true. These are entirely invented stories designed to make people believe something false, […]
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“What does a LIFE BALANCE really means?”
A well-balanced person has a far greater ability to focus their attention and energy on attaining their goals, taking productive actions, and moving forward in a meaningful way. A healthy life balance is not only essential for happiness and well-being; it can be a tremendous boost to your productivity and career or business success as well. Work […]
“Portuguese: Do we say Obrigad(o) or Obrigad(a).”
The nominal agreement of the adjective “thank you” (obrigado), as an expression of gratitude, generates many doubts. In general, people do not know when to use “obrigado” or “obrigada”. Nominal agreement is the agreement or harmony that must take place between the article, numeral, pronoun, and adjective with the noun. This happens with respect to […]
“Which is the correct Portuguese way to say ‘ter de’ or ‘ter que’.”
It is common to see both forms used in spoken speech, which only adds to the doubt. However, great care must be taken in the choices that are made, as the error can become perpetuated, especially in writing. Both forms, although very similar, should be used in different ways. Let’s look at the following example: […]
“Human Nature-Patterns to recognize DEEP narcissists.”
If they are ever insulted or challenged, they have no defense, nothing internal to soothe them or validate their worth. They generally react with great rage, thirsting for revenge, full of a sense of righteousness. This is the only way they know how to assuage their insecurities. In such battles, they will position themselves as […]
“English grammar: Some clarity about object of a preposition.”
A preposition (eg; of, with, at, from, into, during, until, etc.), is any word that can be used to introduce a preposition phrase. Prepositional phrase are phrases that are used as modifiers of nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. For example, the sentence, She is a friend of mine uses the prepositional phrase of mine to […]