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Andrew McArthur

@AMacMb

English lecturer and course coordinator @mbrocollege. Working with students in Hairdressing/Media Make-up, Beauty Therapy, Catering/Hospitality, Fashion/Retail.

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"Exams shouldn't be a test on student's memory, but how we interpret texts," says petition against GCSE Lit exam ow.ly/wCUu3095ZaB


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'There's no news at the court, sir, but the old news.' Shakespeare AYL I.i. SEE YOU IN COURT #Trump


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#GCSEEngLang exam prep: we run a 6hr course. @TLPMsF condensed her succinct, confident takeaways into a 6min read > bit.ly/2lkbXAx


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51 of the UK’s leading businesses, including @BritishLandPLC and @OCR_English have signed the 2017 #LiteracyPledge: literacytrust.org.uk/campaigns-poli…

Literacy_Trust's tweet image. 51 of the UK’s leading businesses, including @BritishLandPLC and @OCR_English have signed the 2017 #LiteracyPledge: literacytrust.org.uk/campaigns-poli…

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What are literacy levels like in your area? You can find out your constituency's #LiteracyScore on our website: literacytrust.org.uk/campaigns-poli…

Literacy_Trust's tweet image. What are literacy levels like in your area? You can find out your constituency's #LiteracyScore on our website: literacytrust.org.uk/campaigns-poli…

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crapulous: Sick from excessive drinking or eating. wordsmith.org/words/crapulou…


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fard: noun: Makeup. verb tr.: 1. To apply makeup. 2. To embellish or gloss over. wordsmith.org/words/fard.html


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'Naan' comes from the Urdu for 'bread' - so 'naan bread' is technically tautologous.


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succulent: adjective: 1. Juicy. 2. Having thick fleshy leaves or stems for storing water, as a cactus. 3.... bit.ly/2gXco24


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BBC News - Graphic eye-witness Somme accounts revealed bbc.co.uk/news/education…


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Mascara probably comes from Spanish ‘máscara’ or Italian ‘maschera’, both meaning ‘mask’. (1/2)


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The noun ‘meat’ was once used to refer to food in general, as opposed to ‘the flesh of an animal’. This sense is now archaic and regional.


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flocculate: To form or cause to form into clumps. wordsmith.org/words/floccula…


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@AMacMb this periwinkle tree makes me feel so fulfilled


@BGarget Great adjective description, Emily! ....


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