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.

Comments

[postingwhore.livejournal.com]

Omg yay! I look forward to it! I'm so glad you trust me~~~~~~ <3

haha, yeah, I often wait to finish the sentence. :P Of course, it definitely is more annoying with fic...there's a definition application with firefox, I think, where you can highlight the text, right click, and get the definition. At least, I'm pretty sure there is...I just wish I remembered to use it myself XD;

haha, nah. XP Not all Chinese people are good at math. :D I can give you more than a few of my classmates in China who sucked. :P Anyway, the GRE is like a souped-up version of the SAT (although I don't think you took that?). The test itself is on a computer, and it adjusts difficulty level based on whether you answer correctly or incorrectly. :P I'm just too lazy to study, so...yeah, overseas. XD

OMG WHAT BRAND XDDDDD

And haha, one of the postgrad programmes I'm considering is in Sydney. :P I have to make sure none of them require the GRE, though, or my life will suck. :3

[fishpatrol]

Oh, it's not a big secret or anything. XD It's just me being...really dorky, is all. And crap, I actually forgot to mention it in my last email. Will do in next reply. ;;;;

Ooh, that sounds like a handy add-on! I think I shall google it.

Nope, no SATs for me, but yeah, I'm familiar with the set up of the GREs. I'm not looking forward to taking it. X3

IDK D:!!

So far away! So you're basically looking into everywhere except North America. ;)

[postingwhore.livejournal.com]

So far away! So you're basically looking into everywhere except North America
You got that right :P I need to find a good place to be an expat :P