Day: June 15, 2014

Video Trailer: Mr. Pish’s Woodland Adventure

Mr. Pish's Woodland AdventureMr. Pish, the adventurous Jack Russell Terrier, leads readers on an expedition into the forest in Mr. Pish’s Woodland Adventure. With full color photographs and engaging text geared to promote outdoor learning, Mr. Pish shows how easy it is to experience nature no matter where you live. Mr. Pish even teaches kids how to make their own “Great Explorer’s” scrapbook! Soon to be an app!

Mr. Pish’s Woodland Adventure, the educational children’s book by K. S. Brooks, is available from Amazon.com, Amazon UK, Barnes & Noble, and other online booksellers.

Don’t forget, you can cast your vote for trailer of the month on June 28, 2014 at 1 p.m. Pacific time.

Malapropisms, Spoonerisms and Oxymorons

Lovely words, aren’t they? They’re names for rather lively and entertaining word usages. Let’s just have a look at their origins and what they mean.

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Malapropisms are named after Mrs Malaprop, a much-loved character in Richard Sheridan’s comedy play, The Rivals, written in 1775. She’s the play’s heroine’s aunt. She’s moralistic, pedantic and somewhat prejudiced, but she’s best known for her misuse of words: a trait of which she is completely unaware. Her quirk became known as Malapropisms. Here are some examples of her entertaining blunders:

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