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February 20, 2023 at 3:00 a.m.. TODAY'S WORD — CURRANTS (CURRANTS: KUR-ents: Small seedless raisins.) Average mark 17 words. Time limit ...

For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.

TODAY'S WORD — CURRANTS (CURRANTS: KUR-ents: Small seedless raisins.) Average mark 17 words. Time limit 30 minutes. Can you find 20 or more words in ...

For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.

Persecution has led to people spreading -- not forgetting -- the Gospel to the many places they go, Pope Francis said.

The world-wide network of Bible societies works in over 240 countries and territories and has served 4 billion people with Bible translations, according to its website. “Therefore, persecutions become opportunities to spread the word, never to forget it.” The ups and downs experienced by the early church are similar to what is happening today, Pope Francis said.

Many modern leaders aspire to become influencers. But success assumes the ability to influence, a standout skill in today's stimuli-saturated world.

Many retailers create the illusion of scarcity with the phrase "because it's for a limited time." The differentiator was the word "because." It's not unusual to be so tunnel-visioned you rush toward the big ask and forget to explain its logic. Naturally, all business leaders have well-considered reasons for their ideas and merely listing reasons will hardly convince everyone to change course, for example investors opposed to a given strategy. Then the stranger repeated the request but added a reason, "because I'm in a rush'' Ninety-four percent of participants obliged. Consider the five-decade L'Oréal ad campaign "Because you're worth it," translated into forty languages. As a behavioral scientist and former Chief Marketing Officer in the asset management industry, I observed many fund managers explain underperformance to irate investors. It also softens the perception of coercion communicated by a bald instruction without rationale. Even the Beatles named a hit single in its honor! Sixty percent of participants allowed them to skip the queue. But success assumes the ability to influence, a standout skill in today's stimuli-saturated world. That's where a simple hack comes in - whether you're trying to justify a price hike, retain a customer, or simply sell a sofa.

June Casagrande explains a controversial grammar rule that differentiates between comparing two items as opposed to three or more.

If your car is the nicer of your family’s two cars, it’s also the nicest. If your 12-year-old is the older of your two children, she’s also the oldest. “Some people say that ‘the bigger of the two’ is preferable, but that choice depends on logic rather than grammar. “Clearly there is a ragged edge at the rim of any strict rule, but the general pattern should normally be adhered to, leaving exceptions only to the truly great or to literary or linguistic license.” “In general, it is a sound rule that confines the use of the comparative forms of an adjective to contexts in which two entities are being compared, and reserves superlative forms for comparison of three entities or more. It is therefore a perfect shibboleth, serving no practical function except to separate those who observe the rule from those who don’t.”