客气什么?
你有没有发觉我们通常会对认识的人（如同事，亲戚）稍微客气一点？相反的，对陌生的人，我们在不高兴的时候，甚至为了一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事，会毫不犹豫的发火。 话说回来，我们对很熟的朋友或亲人却也会一般的口不留情。是因为我们知道对方可以接受冷嘲热讽呢，还是真的无心伤害？ Technorati Tags: 客气 认识的人 陌生的人
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Excerpts from applicants’ writing test
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Interesting anagrams
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Composing coverlines
Good editors make composing coverlines look deceptively easy, but sometimes the operating word is deceptive. Here are a few examples: “Bachelors: They’re young, they’re male, they’re… single!”Albemarle “How to shoot kids”Popular Photography “Get a job, you lazy slacker”Sassy Related posts:Writing headlinesSpot the mistakes
I’m gonna file a complaint you cannot entertain
The ManagerThe Tudor Inn & Blair Victoria Hotel Dear Signore Direttore, Now I am a-tella you story how I was a-treated at your hotella. I am comma from Roma as tourist to London and stay as a younga man at your hotella. When I comma in my room I see there is no shit in… Read More »
Classic “Foot in Mouth”
“Reports that say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns, there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns –… Read More »