CHEMICAL ELEMENTS AND THEIR SYMBOLS There may be some time in your life when you need to know the symbol for a particular chemical element or to find out what element a symbol represents. Hopefully,…
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Test for Chemical symbols and the elements they represent.
CHEMICAL ELEMENTS AND THEIR SYMBOLS If you ever have the need to know the symbol for one of the chemical elements, or have to learn them for a forthcoming exam, then the following may prove…
Idiosyncrasies of the English language, anomalies in English, spelling and pronunciation
IDIOSYNCRASIES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Caroline Hoon kindly sent me the following idiosyncrasies – We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes; but the plural of ox became oxen not oxes. One…
European Union, Euro Zone, countries and information on converting national currencies to euros.
EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES *On the 23rd June, 2016 a referendum was held in the UK to ascertain whether or not they wished to remain in the European Union. The UK voted to leave 52%…
Fairtrade Cotton – what are the aims and prime purpose of the fairtrade cotton label
Fairtrade Cotton by Mike Holly* on behalf of Andrew Parrini Corporate Clothing More and more clothes on the high street are carrying the label for Fairtrade Cotton but how much do people actually know…
A humorous look at words and word definitions
A HUMOROUS LOOK AT WORDS With grateful thanks to a prolific contributor, Linda Hagar Arbitrator A cook that leaves Arby’s to work at McDonald’s. Asphalt Rectum trouble Avoidable What a bullfighter tries to do. Baloney…
Useful mnemonics, palindromes, rhymes and words of general interest
Mnemonics, Palindromes and word related items of interest. We all have problems remembering certain things or facts, one way to help is to devise sentences or phrases which will jog our memories – these…
Building and Contents Insurance – difference between Building and Contents insurance explained.
Buildings & Contents Insurance – The Difference Explained (applicable to the UK) If you ever get confused by the terms home insurance, buildings insurance or contents insurance – fear not! Here’s a simple guide…
How to make an inventory for insurance purposes
How to Make an Inventory for Insurance Purposes from Staveley Head None of us know what the future has in store for us and it is always advisable to be prepared. This is not being…
Language differences between Australia, USA and UK. Words with different meanings.
LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES I have recently received some more interesting differences in the language we use, this time between Australia, USA and U.K. and even India and beyond. Ann, June and Pat Isaacs have confirmed that Christmas…