Forget-me-Not's Blog – May 2011 Archive (6)

Metaphors and metaphorical expressions in English. What's a metaphor ? Can you think about some ?

According to the Cambridge dictionnary a "metaphor" is : Definition

an expression which describes a person or object in a literary way by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to the person or object you are trying to describe.

Metaphors help us to express our…

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Added by Forget-me-Not on May 31, 2011 at 14:00 — 9 Comments

HELP !!! I can't open my hotmail emails box anymore !!! Does anyone here have the same problem ? I would be very grateful to have your comments here.

Hello friends,

Since i arrived in Turkey a few days ago, it's impossible for me to open my hotmail emails box. Of course, you can imagine the problems it gives me. I am just wondering if it's an international problem or, if this is just located to the country i am in now. I have tried to open it in various ways, but it's no use, i can reach it and each time i try, i receive the same message :

"Oops! Internet Explorer could not find…

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Added by Forget-me-Not on May 27, 2011 at 11:21 — 6 Comments

I used to really dislike rainy days, now i see rain with other eyes.... Rain Therapy

“How may I find refreshment in the rain,when I'd rather be outside doing something in the sunshine?”

If you have never taken time to notice rain, sit by a window on a rainy day and watch how the rain makes all the colors brighter. Green never looked greener than on a rainy day, and…

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Added by Forget-me-Not on May 14, 2011 at 15:40 — 7 Comments

Are happy people born that way ? An interesting view about happiness. What do you think about it ?

For millions of people, happiness is rather elusive. They've tried to buy happiness. They've tried to force it. They've sought it through pleasurable activities. But nothing has seemed to work for them. Researchers now believe that our brains are hard-wired in ways that, at least to some degree, determine just how happy we're going to be. In short, it's in the genes. At the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin,… Continue

Added by Forget-me-Not on May 12, 2011 at 7:30 — No Comments

Tibute to my mother who crossed the mirror too many years ago. - Roses for Mama

Happy mother's day to every mother of Englsih Club…

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Added by Forget-me-Not on May 7, 2011 at 12:59 — 7 Comments

Osama Bin Laden dead, is the world safer ? What do you think ?

Last night,somewhere in Pakistan,a U.S. commandos ended the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. Do you think that, the fact that Al-Quaida's head was killed makes the world safer, or on the opposite, should we all be worried of what is going to come next as a revenge from the terrorists ?

My friends, i know it's a delicate topic to talk about, and i am not asking you if, what did the americans is right or wrong, or if we can find excuses to terrorisms acts. In fact, i have to admit that I have…

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Added by Forget-me-Not on May 2, 2011 at 19:00 — 36 Comments