Age, a surprisingly complex word

While reading some course essays, I realized how the word age and its proper use in a compound structure can be quite demanding for a Finnish student. Inspired by this word, I decided to make a Visuwords^TM search on it. You can see a screenshot of the search result below. Keep in mind that the screenshot includes just a fraction of the complete "word map". If you want to try Visuwords^TM yourself, click on this link: www.visuwords.com

 

New Year's resolutions from a Scottish perspective

You might know the meaning of a New Year's resolution in Finnish, but do find out what Sophie Cameron thinks it means. The list is by no means easy to guess.

http://www.visitscotland.com/blog/active/new-years-resolutions-scotland-2014/

Picture source: http://www.visitscotland.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Gaelic.jpg

Losing touch with nature?

Young boys play on a tree on Hampstead Heath, London. Four out of five children in the UK are not adequately 'connected to nature', survey finds. Photograph: Gregory Wrona /Alamy

The image and description above are linked from The Guardian. What is your personal relationship with nature? What do you think young children might gain by just playing around in the forest with their friends?

You cand read the entire article by clicking the link below.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/16/uk-children-not-connected-nature-rspb

Anatomy: Name the fingers

Source: Hand Symbol Silhouette by Piotr Siedlecki (http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=42225&picture=hand-symbol-silhouette)

Vocabulary.com sivusto uudistunut

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