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Horsforth School English Twitter feed. Sharing ideas about books, trips, TV programmes, all things Englishy. You can ask us, and each other questions on here.

Joined September 2012
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@Independent4 Mar 2015
The 50 books every child should read i100.io/O5jkaDR
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indy100@indy1004 Mar 2015
The 10 worst mistakes you can make in a job interview i100.io/Ob4UiiE
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TODAY
@TODAYshow4 Mar 2015
The weasel and the woodpecker photo turned into a meme: on.today.com/1Eg0R5x #WhatsTrendingTODAY #Weaselpecker
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Guardian US
@GuardianUS5 Nov 2014
Obama is to begin speaking shortly - and we've made a bingo game for the occasion trib.al/MXAChmu
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TED Talks
@TEDTalks4 Nov 2014
What's a snollygoster? A short lesson in political speak: t.ted.com/bzJhCiq #Election2014
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TED Talks
@TEDTalks5 Nov 2014
"Reality changes words far more than words can ever change reality." t.ted.com/5tqY8hg
What's a snollygoster? A short lesson in political speak

What's a snollygoster? A short lesson in political speak

Most politicians choose their words carefully, to shape the reality they hope to create. But does it work? Etymologist Mark Forsyth shares a few entertaining word-origin stories from British and...

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TED Talks
@TEDTalks5 Nov 2014
"Good fiction is written by people who've read a lot of fiction." - William Gibson t.ted.com/YiT5kw3 #NaNoWriMo
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Geoff Barton@RealGeoffBarton3 Nov 2014
Useful discussion piece: 'Why typos and spelling mistakes don't really matter': @BBCNewsMagazine: bbc.co.uk/news/business-2952… #LangChange
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Geoff Barton@RealGeoffBarton5 Nov 2014
Replying to @ciaoenrico
With thanks to @ciaoenrico: "The Christopher Walken School of English http://t.co/wT2M4Mybqf”
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Geoff Barton@RealGeoffBarton5 Nov 2014
Replying to @OED
One to slip into Bonfire Night banter: “@OED Word of the Day: marplot, n. and adj. oxford.ly/10kMfjo”
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The OED@OED3 Nov 2014
"Squirrel" comes from the Greek word "skiouros," literally meaning "shadow-tail."
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GUESS WHO IS COMING TO @WaterstoneLeeds @garthnix YES YES YES!
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"All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talents." - John F. Kennedy
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GCSEPod@GCSEPod2 Jun 2014
Good luck to everyone sitting English exams tomorrow. Be careful with your timings!
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Mrs SPaG@Mrs_SPaG31 May 2014
Punctuation tips: How to use dashes, hyphens, brackets, question marks & exclamation marks: goo.gl/sg7n8s #SPaG #punctuation
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LathomEnglish@LathomEnglish1 Jun 2014
Revise in the sunshine today Y11 ☀️😎 Read the news, plan writing tasks & do past papers #finalenglishexam #tuesday #revision
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Elizabeth1972@NealeWEnglish18 May 2014
Unseen poetry: explain the effects on the reader of any device mentioned. Short quotations; long explanations.
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Elizabeth1972@NealeWEnglish18 May 2014
Unseen poetry: include a personal response. Which poem resonates most with you? Why? Which images and words are most interesting? Why?
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English BS@bs_englishbss18 May 2014
Look year 13- sublime! Victor and Clerval just out of shot.
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Romeo and Juliet: Link to BBC scenes wp.me/p1RvfZ-pR
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