Category Archives: tech

introducing dialogue with like or go

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

on one of my ustreams at the end of last year, we discussed a conversation between louis c.k. and conan o’brien about the tendency of modern humans to take technology for granted.  from the conan o’brien interview c.k. uses like … Continue reading →

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getting the hang of it

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

get the hang of it means to figure out how to do something that is not easy the first time you try. would you stick your hand in a hole to try and pull out this bad boy? this article … Continue reading →

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meltdown

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

 meltdown means the malfunction and self-destruction (melting) of a nuclear facility.  when applied to human personality, it means to completely lose control of your emotions in front of other people.  there were several high profile examples this summer. this blog shows … Continue reading →

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tweak

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

in a class last week, i mentioned the word tweak, which is a great word to use to in a situation where you make minor changes (in contrast to a revamp) for example, this story about tiger woods’ golf game … Continue reading →

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blackberry ban

Posted on August 4, 2010 by

three examples of vocabulary we have recently seen here on richyrocks english, threaten, claim and compromise, appeared in a bbc news story yesterday.  the article reports no, i didnt get your text The United Arab Emirates threatened on Sunday to ban some Blackberry … Continue reading →

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