Showing posts with label fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fish. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 09, 2011

A quick break

ghoti

NaNo aside, I thought I'd give you something a little different this morning, though a lot of you might know it. Can you read that word above? It demonstrates one of the challenges that people learning English can face.

Think gh as in 'enough', o as in 'women' and ti as in 'nation'.  And what do you get?

Friday, March 18, 2011

Oh dear - scared now!

I just entered my first writing competition (as a grown-up, that is).
I think I need LOTS of reassurance, chocolate and red wine!




The picture is, of course Edvard Munch's The Scream. Sorry if I've broken any copyright laws by using it.