The term geekspeak refers to arcane jargon, special vocabulary, or speaking in tongues popularized by individuals immersed in computers and other fields of IT—which, coincidentally, is geekspeak for..

GELDINGAfter being castrated a male or colt horse is said to have been “gelded”. There are a variety of reasons behind this seemingly rather harsh practice.By taking a horses mind off sex ..

DEAD HEATWhen there is a photo finish and the judge still cannot determine the winner – this is said to be a “dead heat”. Frequently before the days of photo finish, there would be ..

CAME AGAINUsed in the formbook, this phrase is used to indicate when a horse renews its effort after dropping back in a race.CAMERA PATROLIntroduced officially 30th June, 1960 at Newmarket. Originally..

Age:Horses all have the same birthday no matter the exact date of the foaling.This is set in order to allow the configuration of races according to age groups. The date is set as 1 January each year i..

Age:Horses all have the same birthday no matter the exact date of the foaling.This is set in order to allow the configuration of races according to age groups. The date is set as 1 January each year i..

I've noticed a lot of "learn German" courses and online language lessons try to teach their students German bluntly, without worrying about efficiency. I'm not saying it's wrong to learn a new languag..

Most courses or free online language lessons focus on splitting the learning process into these three categories: basic, intermediate and advanced. But how exactly do you know what category you're par..

Pronunciation can affect how we communicate. Many people, who have had a go at learning a foreign language, have experienced that sinking feeling when they try a well-constructed sentence in another l..