Vol.
1 No.21
September 30, 2006
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inhabitants
of North America).
While there are
many variations, the most common ingredients are: the heart,
liver, and lungs (lights) of a sheep, onion, oatmeal, suet
(animal fat), salt and other spices, and stock. The ingredients
are minced together, stuffed inside a sheep’s stomach
bag, and boiled slowly in water for three to five hours.
Commercially produced
haggis may be prepared inside a casing (such as an animal’s
intestine or an artificial casing made of collagen or cellulose)
instead of an animal’s stomach.
Haggis is traditionally
served with neeps and tatties (turnips and potatoes in the
Scots dialect).
Source: Wikipedia.
What is Hadrian's Wall?
Hadrian’s Wall is a stone and turf fortification built
by the Roman Empire across the northern width of Great Britain.
Construction on the 75 mile wall began in about 122 after
a visit by Roman emperor Hadrian, who was experiencing military
difficulties throughout his empire. The wall served several
purposes; according to Wikipedia:
…
to prevent military raids by the tribes of Scotland
to the north, to improve economic stability and provide
peaceful conditions in the Roman province of Britannia
to the south, to define the frontier of the Empire physically,
and to separate the unruly Selgovae tribe in the north
from the Brigantes in the south and discourage them
from uniting. |
The wall also likely served as a visual
reminder of Rome’s strength.
Construction of
the wall took about ten years, and largely followed the route
of the nearby Stanegate (stone road), an important Roman road
that had previously marked the northern edge of the empire.
The wall was garrisoned by auxiliary (non-legionary) troops,
their numbers probably in excess of 10,000 in the years right
after the wall’s completion.
Following Hadrian’s
death in 138, the new emperor Antoninus Pius  essentially
abandoned the wall, choosing to construct a new one some 40
miles to the north (the Antonine Wall). Antoninus was unsuccessful
in subduing the northern tribes, so his successor, Marcus
Aurelius, abandoned the Antonine Wall and occupied Hadrian’s
Wall once again in 164. The wall remained occupied until the
Romans withdrew from Britain early in the 5th century.
The picture at right
shows that the impressive craftsmanship of Hadrian’s
Wall is still evident to this day.
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Today’s Lesson:
dragged vs. drug and lend
vs. loan
There is clearly some confusion surrounding the proper use
of these four words. When do we use them?
Dragged is the past tense of the
verb “drag,” so should always be used when describing
the action of dragging.
Ex. She dragged
her feet the whole way.
Ex 2. We dragged
the roll of carpet into the living room.
Drug should only be used as a verb
when it describes the action of giving someone a narcotic.
Ex. The doctor plans to drug
me before the procedure.
Ex 2. I feel like I was drugged.
(past tense of “to drug”)
In
the traditional sense, loan
is considered a noun only, but Merriam-Webster’s
Collegiate Dictionary (10th Ed.) states
it is “entirely standard” to use loan
as a verb. Grammatical purists might take offense,
so to be entirely safe, use loan
as a noun and lend when
you need a verb. |
Ex. In order to buy our first house,
we had to ask the bank for a loan.
(as a noun)
Ex 2. In order to buy our first
house, we asked the bank to lend
us some money. (as a verb)
Source: Get
It Write Online
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