In its standard use literally means ‘in a literal sense, as opposed to a non-literal or exaggerated sense’, for example: I told him I never wanted to see ...

Clare and Anna are devoted sisters who live together. Clare suffers from fits and Anna cares for Clare between time at work and seeing her boyfriend. Howe...

To be quoted means that you’re sure, and you’re comfortable that others know that you said something. If you are quoted, you don’t want people to share yo...

Five people are arrested and charged in connection with the case. Jonathan Rees, his brothers-in-law Glenn and Garry Vian, and an associate, James Cook, w...

“Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” According to William Rappaport, a linguistics professor at the State University of New ...

Lateral thinking is thinking outside the box. Lateral thinking (as opposed to vertical, logical thinking) is, according to de Bono (1967), “to think outsi...

An idiom is a metaphorical figure of speech, and it is understood that it is not a use of literal language. A lot on one’s plate is an idiom that means th...

The term inefficiency generally refers to an absence of efficiency. For example, a company may have the lowest costs in “productive” terms, but the result...

Thanks. What are some Tier 2 words?Tier two words are the most important words for direct instruction because they are good indicators of a student’s prog...

A study on engineering students’ abilities to answer very open-ended questions suggests that students showing more lateral thinking were able to solve the...