dictionary.com is my new best friend

[fishpatrol]

I have devised a way to make studying GRE vocab seem...enticing. I'm not sure how long this method will remain effective (read: how long it will remain entertaining and novel) and I can never allow my study notes to fall into the hands of, well, anyone, but hey, as long as it works... :Db

The slightly annoying thing is, I'm so conscious of this LEARN-NEW-VOCAB thing that I will automatically stop in the middle of a story (in the middle of the sentence, usually!), whether it'd be a book, fic, or even audiobook, and jot down and look up the unknown word. I can't even make myself read to the end of the paragraph and double back for the word because my brain will be blaring, "LOOK UP THE WORD NAO NAO NAO". Talk about breaking the flow of the story! (and let me tell you, it gets especially irritating when you're reading the NC-17 part of an NC-17 fic)

Is this a permutation or combination question:
Brooke wants to hang three paintings in a row on her wall. She has six paintings to choose from. How many arrangements of paintings on the wall can she create?
I think it's combination, because order shouldn't matter, but my book says the opposite. D:

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Snagged from dear_whimsy:

The problem with LJ: we all think we are so close, but really, we know nothing about each other. So I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Ask away :D

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I wonder what it would be like to sleep on a $159.99 pillow.

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[disutansu.livejournal.com]

Dictionary.com has that word-of-a-day thing, which I got into for a while, then forgot. XD;;

For me, I almost never look up words... *relies on context clues and sort of GUESS what the word means* I fail as a good student. XD;;;;

Question: Hm... have you always lived in Canada? *fails at questions* Or where are your parents from?

And I don't think I want to sleep on a $159.99 pillow. O.O;;

[fishpatrol]

I've subscribed to that, but the words just go in, er, one eye and out the other. XD; Normally, I would rely on the context as well (I used to go through phases when I was younger: I would be all diligent and write down every word that I didn't know one day and refuse to look up unknown words the next XD I was stuck on the latter phase until recently), but I figure I may as well use my favourite pastime, reading, as a way to improve my vocab seeing as how I only have a little over a month to prepare for the GREs. X3;;;;

I was born in China, then moved to the States for almost two years, and then came to Canada -- I've been living in Canada for about...thirteen years now. :)

Maybe it's super luxurious! ...well, I wouldn't pay that much for a pillow unless it comes with really super-duper dreams every night. XD

[disutansu.livejournal.com]

Best of luck with that and everything! I normally don't retain vocabulary well unless I use them a lot.... I suppose it's the same with Japanese too. ^^ [/random]

Reallyyyyy. *didn't know that* That's so cool. ^______^ When did you first move to the States?

If only... I want one too!

[fishpatrol]

I moved to the States when I was five-and-a-half. You were born in the States, right? I remember you mentioning you lived somewhere colder than California before, though. With snow!

[disutansu.livejournal.com]

Hai~! I was born in Chicago! Close enough to Canada to drive up to see Niagara Falls. ^______^ I lived there for 14.5 years then moved here to CA. *hee*