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08/21/2025

Historical Brunei, 1847, by Frank Marryat.

Brunei (lithograph), 1847, by Frank Marryat. Marryat served in the Royal Navy aboard the HMS "Samarang" on a surveying tour around Asia. In his free time, Marryat produced a series of drawings that he later had printed and published in his book "Borneo and the Indian Archipelago." Marryat went on to produce similar illustrations of California, which were published in "Mountains and molehills: or, Recollections of a burnt journal," 1855. From Hung Sun Designs.

Read more about Frank Marryat's travels and art here: https://medium.com//frank-marryat-attempts-to-sketch-the-world-1840-1850-from-hong-kong-to-california-7baade2a3e39

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08/21/2025

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07/28/2023

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Number Idioms—Hole in One!

Over 200 colorful number idioms: one of a kind, two peas in a pod, sixes and sevens, cloud nine, and one in a million.

Celebrating a great golfer.

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06/30/2023

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06/30/2023

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English Idioms: Money—Hit the Jackpot.

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, and Slang. Improve your English vocabulary and comprehension with a quick, fun lesson in idioms.


#英語 #الإنجليزية

English Idioms 1: Money—Hit the Jackpot, 2017 Edition: Idioms, Phrasal Verbs & Slang (Quick Targets - Idioms 50)

01/11/2023

12/23/2022

Similar Words

– actor vs. actress –

• Actor = a person who acts in a play, movie, etc. (male or female).
• Actress = a woman or girl who acts.
→ Many actors enjoy playing villains and bad guys.
→ They found the perfect actress to play Cleopatra.

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11/21/2022

Confusing Words

– seasonable vs. seasonal –

• seasonable = appropriate for the season.
→ It’s a seasonable time for a picnic.

• seasonal = relating to a season or occurring in the season.
→ Tourism is a seasonal industry.

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11/19/2022

Confusing Words

– regretful vs. regrettable –

• regretful = full of regret; sorry about doing or not doing something.
→ Dan felt regretful for missing work on a busy day.

• regrettable = should be regretted, deserves regret.
→ Dan’s absence from work was regrettable. We needed his help.

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11/18/2022

Confusing Words

– real estate agent vs. Realtor –

A "real estate agent" is a person who helps others buy and sell homes. Many real-estate agents in the US are "Realtors"—members of the National Association of Realtors, a Chicago-based organization. "Realtor is usually capitalized.

A "real estate agent" is a person who helps others buy and sell homes.

#英語 #الإنجليزية

11/18/2022

I am going to begin posting content on the Targets in English page again. Hope people will take an interest.

05/15/2022

Video Find: Elcano-Magellan Circumnavigation (Henry of Malacca)

This is a fun but cheesy dramatization of Enrique of Malacca using a Frankenstein-like collection of clips from other films. See the list of films the clips were taken from below.

It's a commendable effort, but beware of inaccurate historical details in the English subtitles. For instance, Ferdinand Magellan was not "dishonorably discharged" after a Malacca campaign. First, that wasn't a thing in 16th century Portugal, and second, Magellan later served the Portuguese king in battle in Morocco, where he was seriously wounded. It was that and other humiliations that prompted Magellan to defect to Spain.

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Elcano-Magellan Circumnavigation (Henry of Malacca)

76,988 views Oct 20, 2020 In the height of the Spice race in 16th century between iberian power of Portugal and Castile (Spain), Holy Roman Emperor Charles V as king of Castile accepted Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães) proposal to find western route to the spice islands of Molucca (Maluku, Indonesia).
http://www.enriqueofmalacca.com/2022/05/Elcano-Magellan-Circumnavigation-Henry-of-Malacca-Video.html

This is a fun but cheesy dramatization of Enrique of Malacca using a Frankenstein-like collection of clips from other films. See the list of...