QUATRAIN

This is my fourth word of the day, so I’ve chosen a word that has something to do with four.

A Quatrain is a four line piece of verse. Usually the rhymes alternate, like so:

I must go down to the sea again,
To the lonely sea and the sky.
I left my shoes and socks down there
and I hope that they are dry.

The word quatrain comes from quarter, which is one fourth of something whole.

Learn a new word every day.
Repeat it and remind yourself what it means at least three times in a day.
Try to use the word in conversation or writing today.
Get a dictionary and look words up.=

TERTIARY

This is my tertiary word of the day. It is the third entry in the series on this blog. Tertiary means third in order or third level.

Tertiary education is what you do after primary and secondary school, usually college or university.

Learn a new word every day.
Repeat it and remind yourself what it means at least three times in a day.
Try to use the word in conversation or writing today.
Get a dictionary and look words up.

FOLLOWING

This is my second word of the day, following my first word of the day.

Following is something that comes after, so I might say – The following is a list of dog foods: Chappie – Pal and Chum.

Following on from that list I might want to add a list of cat food.

Following is something that happens after or behind.

A group of of fans are called a following because they follow their idol. X factor winners have a large following.

Learn a new word every day.
Repeat it and remind yourself what it means at least three times in a day.
Try to use the word in conversation or writing today.
Get a dictionary and look words up.=