KUNG AND SHRIMP

: What's up with "alumnus," "alumni," "alumna," and "alumnae"?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:50:57 -0400

: What's up with "alumnus," "alumni," "alumna," and "alumnae"?:

Let’s suppose that you’re about to graduate from college. Naturally, you’re excited about buying a license plate frame for your car to express your pride in your alma mater.

But don’t rush into buying any license plate frame; make sure that you don’t embarrass your school by purchasing the…

Baby thinks she can eat food from the magazine

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:45:09 -0400

Baby thinks she can eat food from the magazine

scienceisbeauty: The Periodic Table of the Muppets (via)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:40:09 -0400

scienceisbeauty:

The Periodic Table of the Muppets (via)

medicalschool: Visualizing the major causes of death in the...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:53 -0400

medicalschool:

Visualizing the major causes of death in the 20th Century (Click to view bigger)

everydreamstartswithdisney: HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:05 -0400

everydreamstartswithdisney:

HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OMFG I AM LAUGHING CRYING WHAT IS HAPPENING

band-geek-things: I think my band director wears the babysitter...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:31:23 -0400

band-geek-things:

I think my band director wears the babysitter hat most often…

Photo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:38 -0400

scienceing: kqedscience: The Difference Between A Geek And A...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:09:47 -0400

scienceing:

kqedscience:

The Difference Between A Geek And A Nerd

“Are you a geek or a nerd? Because they’re not quite the same…Burr Settles at SlackPropagation broke down the difference by using data.”

This is extremely interesting. The geek/nerd split all in a graph.

What's up with the semicolon?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:08:25 -0400

theyuniversity:

That basically answers what a semicolon does. If you are studying for the SAT exam, you definitely need to master the semicolon; it appears frequently. (See what we did there?)

The comma, on the other hand, is much more complicated. Luckily, an excellent piece from the New York Times delves into the misunderstood punctuation that is the comma.

If you have additional questions, feel free to tweet us @The_YUNiversity. Cheers.