Hold Your Horses

Sometimes we do something without thinking carefully and deeply about it and only after a few days, we see the unwanted results of what we had done. There is a Turkish proverb, which says that the devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. Here are some expressions that I have collected, which will easily remind us in the periods of difficulty that haste will make waste.

"Hold your horses" or "hold the horses" is an idiom, which has originated in the U.S.A in the 19th century. This idiom literally means to keep your horse or horses still. However, "hold your horses" is generally used to tell someone to stay calm, be patient, or not get very excited.

"Keep your shirt on" is another phrase with the same use and meaning. Unsurprisingly, people react to a fight differently. Some of them rip their shirts off to show that they are ready to fight. Instead, the other group of people avoids fighting and shows this by keeping their shirts on. Perhaps they are afraid of losing their shirts.

"Hold everything" can be a good advice for those who are in a hurry. It means hold it, stop, or wait. Remember, this phrase is usually used in imperative sentences. Like, "hold everything, we must give Ben a call before leaving the house."

"Cool your jets" apparently comes from aviation. People use it to say, "Calm down", "relax", and "step away from situations, which are likely to cause arguments".

on spelling

Hello friends. In one of my previous posts, I talked about spelling mnemonics. These are some new hints, which for sure can help you improve your spelling. Just try to use them. Oh, one other little thing, from now on I will update my blog only once a week. I will visit it a few times during the week, however. Have a nice week.

1. Picture the word in your favorite color.

2. Put the letters on a familiar background like your favorite poster or your desk.

3. If still you have difficulty learning the word, make the unclear letter stand out. You can do it by painting that letter with a different color.

4. If the word is very long, write it with small-sized letters so that you can read the whole word only by one look or glimpse.

For when you are looking for truth

Wisdom is not truth

There are lies, damned lies and statistics

Truth is nothing but a feeling that something is true

Who cares about reasoning anyway

Truth is relative

There is no comfort in the truth

The truth is just as meaningful as the lie

Lessons of life

I read this short text somewhere on the net. As a result of finding it meaningful, I 've decided to post it here. Hope you like it.

In an exquisite packaging society, we admire others’ success
and rankle with our deficiency.

No one is perfect.
Everyone has a missing piece.
Someone seems to have loving relationship, earning million but unable to bear a child.
Someone seems to be talented and rich but never get a true love in life.
Someone seems to be a millionaire but do not have a filial posterity.
Someone seems to have a good life, but ……

In the past, I felt sad and hated myself of not being perfect,
but now I accept it.
And because we have a missing piece,
it reminded us to be humble and be sympathize.

If there is no suffering, we grow to be arrogant
If there is no vicissitude, we will not know how to sympathize with others
Since life is not perfect, we should enjoy every moment we have.

Once you are aware that everyone has a missing piece,
you will treasure what you have
you will learn not to compare with others

Therefore, it is important not to admire others
and to appreciate what you have.
You will discover you have more than what you think you have

Accepting your shortcoming, appreciating what you are
will make you a happy person.

e-

e-: Prefix used to describe anything related to the Internet.

e-quip: To send or receive little jokes by e-mail
Example: I have e-quipped myself by reading my mail today. I am now properly e-quipped.

e-tard: Someone having no knowlege pertaining to computers or the internet.
Example: Don't be an e-tard, just click on the file menu.

e-maize: the complexity of the internet.
Example: I was bewildered by the web's e-maize!

e-hole: Someone who talks about nothing but the internet and has no concept of much else.
Example: The swarm of people who moved to that city over the past few years are mostly e-holes.

effective, effectual, efficacious, or efficient

If something is effective it has an noticeable effect: The actor made a most effective entrance. If it is effectual it produces a particular effect, usually the one intended: We took effectual steps to redress the situation. If a thing is efficacious it has the power or potential to produce a particular effect: These tablets are efficacious against malaria. If a thing is efficient it works well: Josie did a very efficient job with the lawns.