vocabulary
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Why You Should Use Big Words With Your Little Kid
Two weeks ago, I was driving my five-year-old son and two-year-old daughter home from a dip in the local pool when my phone buzzed with bad news.
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Today I Discovered Jamais Vu, The Opposite Of Déjà Vu
Everyone’s familiar with déjà vu – everyone would have experienced it at some stage in your life. It’s a disconcerting flash of recognition of something you know you’ve never seen before, yet still feels all too familiar. Less people know about this term’s sister, jamais vu: but it’s a great descriptor for another weird mind…
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This Video Explains Why Words Get Stuck On The Tip Of Your Tongue
It’s one of life’s most frustrating annoyances: when a word gets stuck on the tip of your tongue, and try as you might, you just can’t think of that actor’s name or that particular word. According to SciShow, this happens once a week for most of us, and here’s how it happens.