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Yes, and this is their next to last year to make this happen for the children at the hospital at Christmastime.

Was this when they used "spaghetti logic"? hehehe

Chapter 35 – Santa’s Visit to the Hospital Seeing we had such a large breakfast before we left for Fort Collins, we skipped stopping to eat at the diner on the way there and merely grabbed a snack when we reached the house. After we did that, we started working on our projects and papers again, because we had to finish them by a week from Friday, and then the week after that is finals week. In fact, it’s going to be a busy couple of weeks until finals, because there are a lot of oth

And the obvious: multifaceted like an intricately cut diamond.

The movie has the same name, although I misspelled it originally: "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing". 2:52 And I agree. Elon seems to be on the brink of going off the rails. I wonder if it's a side-effect of being a genius? Eventually you totally lose it.

Love is not only a many-splendored thing, but it is also a multifaceted emotion that can be expressed in many different ways.

Multifaceted is merely an English compound word. It combines the prefix multi (meaning many) with the adjective faceted (meaning aspect, side, or face). The earliest documented use of the word was in 1870 by George Rolleston, who was both a physician and physiologist.

I've always loved the fall. The changing of the leave from green to an array of yellow, orange, and red, accompanied by cider hitting the shelves of the grocery stores, farmers' markets, and apple orchards was an indication that the holidays were fast approaching. When I was a kid, I knew it meant that Halloween was just around the corner, and I loved trick-or-treating, but I also knew it wouldn't be long before the family would be gathering to celebrate the holidays together. First at Thanksgiving, and then at Christmas, we'd be joined by those we hadn't seen in a while. There would be lots of tales about what the others had been up to since we'd last been together, plus there would be plenty of turkey, along with dishes each cook was most famous for, as well as enough pumpkin pie to go around, sometimes more than once. Unfortunately, a great many of those people are no longer around, but I still have the memories of those wonderful times, along with the opportunity to make some new memories with the younger family members and those of my generation that are still around.

"Unbelievable" is the name of a miniseries that appeared on Netflix about a serial rapist.

The animator's attempt to inconspicuously place a phallus in the palace was spotted.

From Times Leader: Origin Of Discombobulate Confuses Many People Q. I Love The Word “discoboobalated.” Where Did It Come From? A. That’s One Variation Of The Word We Haven’t Heard Before! The Way Most People Say It Is “discombobulated,” And It Means “upset” Or “confused.” You’re Not The Only One Who Has A Different Conception Of This Unusual Word, Though. At The Time Of Its First Known Appearance In Print, In 1834, It Was “discombobracated.” Later It Was Recorded As “discombobberate,” “discombooberate,” “discombobolate” And Even “discomboomerate,” Among A Wide Variety Of Other Forms. Around 1916 The Dust Finally Began To Settle And “discombobulate” Appeared. It Eventually Became The Preferred Form, Though Other Variants Continue To Crop Us From Time To Time.

From Wordfoolery: Discombobulate entered American English around 1830, originally spelled as discombobricate, meaning to upset or embarrass somebody. It was a created word using mock-Latin suffixes and prefixes. Other examples include – confusticate and absquatulate. As Jess Zafarris of Useless Etymology fame says – ‘“Discombobulate” was one in a series of words invented in the early to mid-1800s as part of a fad popular among educated high-society types who made up faux words by compiling Latin prefixes, suffixes, roots and other non-Latin components into silly-sounding combinations.’ Discombobulate probably drew on discomfort and discompose as a basis for its creation. Before you ask – there isn’t a linguistic opposite of discombobulate and combobulate is not a real word.

Harry Potter and the Discombobulated Description Studying The Cursed Child characters through the lens of one word: The spells are quite witty, but they aren't the only examples of wordplay in the Harry Potter universe. In the Potter novels J. K. Rowling uses vocabulary that has made her characters living creatures to generations of readers. Whether it is Harry's visions of Voldemort's livid face or Draco Malfoy's seemingly ever-present smirk, language helps to define these characters. This tradition continues in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, where Jack Thorne, the playwright, must do a lot of the description in stage directions. For more information, use this link: https://www.vocabulary.com/articles/wc/harry-potter-and-the-discombobulated-description/

The earliest known use of the adjective discombobulated is in the 1870s. The OED's earliest evidence for discombobulated is from 1870, in North Amer. more specifically in the U.S. It appeared in the Gazette (a Philadelphia newspaper), and discombobulated is formed within English, by derivation.

Actually, I know what you mean. Sometimes when I began a story, or was currently writing one, I would base the antagonist on a person my thoughts and feelings of loathing were currently consumed with. Sometimes this person was someone I worked with, but at other times it was merely someone I had come into contact with in a social setting and had built an immediate disliking for. Either way, those people either inspired me to begin writing a story or merely insert a despicable or very dislikeable character into the story I was currently writing.

I believe I've only written one story with a sad ending, and that was my very first story, A Tragic Love. I wrote it in response to the Matthew Shepard murder, which also had a sad ending. Since then, I have included many sad and tragic events in my stories, but I always leave them with a happy ending. From the comments I've received, it seems to be what the readers want.

I usually think in terms of trigger objects, not trigger words, so I'm interested in seeing what people do with this.

To @Rowdy Reader and all the other new members of GA: no matter who you are or your reason for joining Gay Authors, I believe you'll be glad that you took this step. Gay Authors is more like a family, than just a place to read stories, and you'll find that you'll be welcome here. Besides reading a lot of great stories, the are many other opportunities here, like responding to comments in the Forum or even adding your own. Don't be fearful, because you won't find anyone laughing or being critical of what you have to say. Many will give positive responses to any topic that you may want to ask about, except political questions/comments can only be made in the "Pit", not in the Forums, such as "The Lounge". I, and many others, hope you become a very active member here. PS: When reading stories, don't be afraid to leave a comment or click on an emoji to let the author know what you thought about the chapter or story that you read. You'll find that the comments will be greatly appreciated and you might even get a comment or an emoji in return. Good reading and enjoy your time here.

Many idioms/expressions have their origins in a different time period, a particular occupation or activity, or a mistranslation, as the above example. The confusing part is that the idioms don't always mean or interpret into intended meanings. For example: Saying someone is "under the weather" means they aren't feeling well. If you refer to something is "a piece of cake", you're merely saying that it is easy. If someone "spills the beans", it means the person has divulged a secret. Is someone tells you to "stop beating around the bush", he wants you to quit stalling and get to the point of what you were saying. Someone saying "break a leg", is just using a theatrical term meaning they're wishing you "good luck". If someone tells you "the ball is in your court", they're merely using a basketball expression meaning "it's your decision as to what to do next". If someone says they're going to "kill two birds with one stone", they're merely saying they're going to "achieve two goals with a single action". And if anyone tells you somethings costs "an arm and a leg", they're merely indication that the goal is very expensive or costly. If a woman is referred to as a "Karen", or a male "Ken or Kevin", it merely means that they are a middle-age white person who is perceived as entitled or is excessively demanding. I hope these idioms aren't too outdated and it helps to shine a light on why these are sometimes difficult to understand.

English is not an easy language to learn and master, even for native speakers. As some of the others have suggested, if I were you I would start writing simple stories in Romanian and then use a translator to convert them into English. I'm not sure how good these translator programs are, so then you could take the translated stories to your English instructor/tutor and ask them to go over the translated version with you and point out the errors the translator made. When you have the corrected translated version, reread it several times so you can see how your original version in Romanian has been converted into English. Note not only the errors the translator might have made, but also the corrected sentence structure to see how your story in Romanian should should have been written in English. Do this several times with various ideas you have that can be turned into short stories, and by writing it in Romanian first and then seeing how you could have written it in English may help. It won't be easy, but if you are serious about writing, then it is an learning procedure that may help you reach your goal. I wish you the best of luck and commend your effort.

Nuclear energy generation heavily relies on thermodynamics, as the process of converting the heat produced by nuclear fission into usable electricity is governed by the laws of thermodynamics, particularly the second law which limits the efficiency of the energy conversion process within a nuclear power plant.

Polly want a cracker - ummm, I mean Rolly?

Are you sure you're not the crazy person?

Yes, there have been instances when children were born with extra limbs, although those limbs weren't fully developed and wouldn't be much help in carrying anything. And yes, Desi, that would leave Lucy, I mean Mac, with a lot of 'splaining' to do.

Not if she wanted to check and make sure she hadn't forgotten buying for anyone or wanted to wrap the presents before Devin could peek to see what she bought him. Sometimes what you think is easier isn't what the person involved is considering.