To start, here is a quiz. Out of the following five, how many are metaphors?① My battery has run out today② My mind went ...

So it entirely slipped my mind that Lingua Obscura recently turned one (yay!) and is now a veritable toddler among columns, bless its little pointy head. Thank you to all who read her, or him or them… ...

Describing objects as if they are people is a way of making sentences more exciting. This is called personification. For example, Jess's heart is racing at 100 miles per hour. A heart can’t literally ...

Personification is when you give human characteristics to inanimate objects (e.g. a spoon or a shoe), abstract concepts (e.g. time or happiness) or natural phenomena (e.g. the weather or a tree). It ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Hi everyone. My name is Mrs Jegers and I'm really excited that you joined me today because we are going ...

When Sarah visits Sephora online, the makeup and beauty site helps her pick the perfect shade from more than a hundred skin tones, thanks to her unique profile in its Beauty Insider rewards program.

Many Americans have returned to work or school as the holiday season comes to an end. Some traveled far to be with loved ones for Christmas and New Year’s Day. Last month, we looked at the song Take ...

Describing objects as if they are people is a way of making sentences more exciting. This is called personification. For example, Jess's heart is racing at 100 miles per hour. A heart can’t literally ...