Chivalry

What are the origins of chivalry? Why was it important and what became of it? Hendrik van Loon explains it in this extract from The Story of Mankind, and transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: chivalry.pdf

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The Light of the Firefly

This selection about fireflies and other creatures appeared in various newspapers in the early twentieth century. I updated the text and transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-light-of-the-firefly.pdf

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Question: phonetic vs alphabetic notehand

In the notehand book (what I’m learning rn) they always refer to the different symbols as “sounds.” but I’m starting to see that some words are more alphabetic. For example (in both simplified and anniversary) the word opera ends with the big “a” loop even though phonetically it sounds like “oper – uh.” It never…

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How’s my writing?

I am polishing my penmaship lately. I really enjoyed the anniversary edition. I am copying the plates from the Intensive Vocabulary by Charles Lee Swem. Well, first of all, I can read the strokes because they are “impressed in my memory.” Hopefully, I can write as beautifully in 50 wpm, maybe soon? 😉 How’s my…

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