Jurgens Pieterse
Subscriber since: December 2012
Location:
South Africa
About Me
An industrial engineer by profession
Working as management information systems manager at the Parliament of South Africa
Researching a PhD in Industrial engineering/Information management
Hobbys are Toastmasters International and Tai Chi
Striving to live the ideals of Rosicrucian philosophy
An Afrikaner of birth speaking Afrikaans as first language
Working as management information systems manager at the Parliament of South Africa
Researching a PhD in Industrial engineering/Information management
Hobbys are Toastmasters International and Tai Chi
Striving to live the ideals of Rosicrucian philosophy
An Afrikaner of birth speaking Afrikaans as first language
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Favorite Word:
philosophyPhilosophy is the search for meaning and truth in life:
- Pursue significance
- Help others
- Interrogate existence
- Live in love
- Open the miraculous
- Seek truth
- Order your logic
- Prosper in wisdom
- Hold your standards
- Y is always a good question
Least Favorite Word:
ignoranceIgnorance is the lack of knowledge or information. Ignorance might be bliss but in ignorance people are mislead.
Favorite Quote:
""The ALL is in ALL, and in ALL is the ALL""
- Hermeticism
Favorite Topics:
Blogs:
Getting "Gatsby": The Language Behind the Novel
May 10, 2013
- 1 Comment
Obsolete Words Worth Reviving?
March 21, 2013
Fun:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: May Edition
May 24, 2013
May 24, 2013
How "Baloney" Got Phony
May 3, 2013
- 2 Comments
Language arts:
A Wicked Worksheet of the Week
May 15, 2013
Lori Wilfong on the Do's and Don'ts of Vocabulary Instruction
March 7, 2013
- 1 Comment
Word Origins:
Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
April 23, 2013
March Madness: Are You Betting on "Chalk"?
March 22, 2013
Politics:
How Language Shapes The Gun Debate
February 28, 2013
Letting "Sequester" Fester
February 21, 2013
- 4 Comments
Spelling:
Scripps National Spelling Bee Adds Vocabulary Questions
April 11, 2013
- 3 Comments
Rosanne Cash Knows Her "Ischium" at a Literary Spelling Bee
November 20, 2012
- 1 Comment
Usage:
Leaning Back to Look at "Lean In"
May 23, 2013
- 1 Comment
Vocabulary:
Leaning Back to Look at "Lean In"
May 23, 2013
- 1 Comment
Unpalatable: A Plateful of Similar Words
May 16, 2013
- 7 Comments
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