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Interesting - such a strangely-spelled word, but it makes sense when you know the origin. The English noun queue comes from Middle French queu, quewe, queuue, cueue (with many other variant spellings) and Old French cue or coe tail,. All of a sudden it is not so strange! Understanding language is a passion of ours, and we know how to mold it to say what you need it to say! www.greentreecommunications.ca http://greentreecommunications.me/20//11/weird-word-queue/

A very interesting article from Dictionary.com!

Skeptical vs. Cynical These two words are quite often used to mean the same thing, but there is a real difference. ‘Skeptical’ to be doubting, investigating, and inquiring of the truthfulness of validity of something others say is true. The word came from Pyrrho and his followers in ancient Greece, who thought that real knowledge of this is impossible. [ 58 more words ] http://greentreecommunications.me//22/skeptical-vs-cynical/

I was listening to a little Country music yesterday, driving in the sun with the windows down. It occurred to me that only in Country music can words like 'thing' and 'Cain' rhyme: "You know I don't remember a thing But they say I sure was raising some Cain..." Seriously. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOoNcDkJhsI

How should you choose a professional editing service? By cost? Quick turnaround? Size of the company? As a professional editor loving what he does since 2007, I think the best reason is how they listen and how responsive they are. Smaller firms, like the three people at Greentree, are much more likely to take the time to hear your desires and respond quickly. [ 71 more words ] http://greentreecommunications.me/?p=560

I have started to see ads for a company who offers private ESL (English as a Second Language) lessons at Cad$15 per hour. This raised a big red flag for me - it is even possible to do a half-way decent job for such a low price? In my opinion, absolutely not. 'You get what you pay for' is an old saying my mother used to tell us. [ 180 more words ] http://greentreecommunications.me//the-bitterness-of-poor/