Rice = Nice
I paid a visit to FreeRice.com this morning to shake awake my half-asleep brain--half-asleep for I woke up at 3:30 a.m. and just stayed awake, eventually ambulating to the low-light environment off the kitchen for a little editing work at 5:30 a.m., if only to give my open eyes something to do.
Now, coffee before me, I remembered FreeRice: a site at which you take vocabulary tests, and for each word you get right (you've a one in four chance each time), 20 more grains of rice are donated in food-starved places around the world.
No registration is needed. No fees. Just you and the words and some sponsors willing to cover the cost of the rice donations.
Best word I remembered correctly: bumbershoot (umbrella)
Best word I guessed correctly: axilla (armpit)
Give it a try.
-cK
Now, coffee before me, I remembered FreeRice: a site at which you take vocabulary tests, and for each word you get right (you've a one in four chance each time), 20 more grains of rice are donated in food-starved places around the world.
No registration is needed. No fees. Just you and the words and some sponsors willing to cover the cost of the rice donations.
Best word I remembered correctly: bumbershoot (umbrella)
Best word I guessed correctly: axilla (armpit)
Give it a try.
-cK
posted by cK at 5:29 fm
5 Comments:
Ace. Thank you for the tip!
Cxx
PS But who counts the grains of rice?
I gave over 1800 grains of rice earlier this morning! It was fun -I didn't miss that many words!
Erin
Erin: Well done!
Claire: I think it's safe to assume child labor is used to count those rice grains....
-cK
Fantastic! Now I can feed animals AND people everyday while sitting on my butt at the computer eating pizza..
(animal site)
www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3
ummm...this is really cool and just fabulous for the vocab nerd in me.
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