A few interesting infographs for all entrepreneurs
TGIF Dumb Ass!
Dumbass / Dumb-ass / Dumb Ass (n.) someone who is unbelieveably stupid or does stupid things 1. WILL THE REAL DUMMY PLEASE STAND UP? AT&T fired President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked intellectual leadership. He received a $26 million severance package. Perhaps it’s not Walter who’s lacking intelligence. 2. WITH… Read More
QWERTY
DEFINITION noun, often not capitalized a standard typewriter or computer keyboard — called also QWERTY keyboard EXAMPLES My new cell phone has a mini QWERTY keyboard that slides out for easy use. “Touch-screen keyboards enable rapid reconfiguration, even between a QWERTY and alphabetical arrangement.” — From the 2010 book Handbook of Human Factors in Medical… Read More
Top Ten Things You’ll Never Hear a Dad Say
10. Well, how ’bout that? I’m lost! Looks like we’ll have to stop and ask for directions. 9. You know Pumpkin, now that you’re thirteen, you’ll be ready for car dates. Won’t that be fun? 8. I noticed that all your friends have a certain hostile attitude. I like that. 7. Here’s a credit card… Read More
Why Does Everyone Hate The Word ‘Moist?’
It’s a question often wondered about: Why do we hate the word “moist?” No other word has quite the same capacity to make an entire group of people wince when it comes up in conversation. Of all our prejudices, one of the strangest is surely word aversion, the odd phenomenon of people being grossed out, in… Read More
BIRD GEI: curso de inglês online ou presencial?
A BIRD GEI | Consultoria e Gestão de Idiomas publicou a 6a Pesquisa de Produtividade em Aquisição de Língua Estrangeira em novembro de 2010. Nós comparamos a eficiência de cursos de idiomas online vs. presenciais. Esta pesquisa foi a primeira de seu tipo no Brasil, porque mostrou a produtividade e os indicadores de evolução de aprendizagem e não… Read More
Confusing words: Lose and Loose
A lot of people are mixing up lose and loose. In particular, a lot of people are writing loose when they really mean lose. Here are the definitions of the two words from my Penguin dictionary: loose [lOOs] adj not fastened or pre-packed; not tied up or confined; able to move freely; not tight, not… Read More
Words of Wisdom
Languages change, usually very slowly, sometimes very rapidly. There are many reasons a language might change. One obvious reason is interaction with other languages. We find that the language of the elite often shows the influence of constant interaction with the majority, while the majority language imports vocabulary and speaking styles from the elite language.… Read More
Balanced Scorecard (BSC) vs. Balanced Scorecard p/ Idiomas (BSC-i)
It’s all about DEFINITION!!!
Atom Bomb: An invention made to end all inventions. Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early. Cigarette: A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool on the other. Classic: A book which… Read More
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