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!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English

!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition

Monday, June 27, 2011

Troll.


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For example:Meaning: someone who posts provocative messages on forums or message boards (n.) | to post provocative messages on forums or message boards (v.)
  • We need someone to moderate the forum and delete messages from spammers, trolls and other online pests.
  • John says he doesn't understand why people go around trolling message boards and deliberately starting flame wars.
Origin: In its original meaning, a troll is a very ugly mythical creature that lives in caves and under bridges. The term was probably borrowed for the slang meaning given here because those who disrupt message boards are often loathed in cyberspace in the same way traditional trolls are loathed in myths and fairy tales.


Quick Quiz:
A troll on online forums gets a thrill out of
  1. sharing their experience
  2. discussing issues
  3. upsetting people and causing trouble
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