Hi, there!

I am not going to say that I am a new member. Because I am not.

MyEC was a big part of my life when I first started practicing English back in 2009. I used to be online every single day, until maybe 2012. 

I used to go by the nickname (Skoon Al-Bahr). What a fun time! 

I do not remember how I stopped coming here as I used to. I guess, life?! 🙈

Regardless, I am happy that I am here today. And let me tell you, I had to reset my password, and that was a hassle. The email I signed up with years ago had already become obsolete, haha. So I had to reset the password for that email too in order to be able to reset my password here and be able to log in! Nevertheless, I am so happy that it worked out well. 😊

I am so happy that I am here after all these years. I would love to connect with the people I met back in the days, as well as some amazing new friends!

Here is a little bio about me. 

My full name is Sharifa Bahri, and I am a linguist.

I am 29 years old. I am originally from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I moved to the US in 2014 to purse my graduate studies. I did my Bachelor's in English in Saudi Arabia and my Master's in Linguistics in the United States. Now I am doing my PhD in Linguistcs. I go to the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

I love traveling. I call myself "A Saudi Girl to Travel" haha! 

Tell me about you. As I said, I would love to connect! 

- Sharifa: a Saudi Gril to Travel ;) 

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “M” and has 6 letters long.

• It would be a grievous understatement to call her a mere m_ _ _ _ _.
• He was a m_ _ _ _ _ for his country and his world.
• She fought against racism all her life and died a m_ _ _ _ _ to the cause.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is a noun means “a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their political or religious beliefs, and is often admired because of it”.

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “W” and has 3 letters long.

• W_ _ to one who called him crazy.
• The storm of w_ _ is overpast.
• This tale of w_ _ is repeated all over the country.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is a noun means “a great problem or trouble”.

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “W” and has 4 letters long.

• A carpenter found a piece of wood that w_ _ _ and laughed like a child.
• People in the street w_ _ _ with joy when peace was announced.
• She w_ _ _ buckets when Paul left.
• When I w_ _ _, I w_ _ _ from the burn of love.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is a verb means “to cry tears”.

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “C” and has 9 letters long.

• The c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ found a piece of wood yesterday.
• There was a piece of wood found in the shop of an old c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
• No one would be filled with joy at the sight of a piece of wood as c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s.
• After all, if my house is damaged, I call a c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ whose craft is wood.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is a noun means “a person whose job is making and repairing wooden objects and structures”.

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “P” and has 6 letters long.

• The boy was p_ _ _ _ _ to jump as he stood on top of the fence.
• He adopted a calm and p_ _ _ _ _ demeanor for the interview.
• The new singer was p_ _ _ _ _ for stardom, but became an evangelist instead.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is an adjective means “in full control of your faculties, marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action”.

P.S. Thank you Adnan jan for today's word. :)

Here, you can listen and see other examples for the word "poised".

If you want to discuss about this word "poised", please go to the discussion of this word in our group here!

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “E” and has 7 letters long.

• He'd like to see more women in e_ _ _ _ _ _ heels, adorable flats or even classic American saddle shoes.
• I like reading authors with interesting, deep, thoughtful ideas couched in e_ _ _ _ _ _ language with or without strong plot elements.
• She wore a very e_ _ _ _ _ _ suit last night.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is an adjective means “graceful and attractive in appearance or behavior”.

Here, you can listen and see other examples for the word "elegant".

If you want to discuss about this word "elegant", please go to the discussion of this word in our group here!

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “P” and has 11 letters long.

• Paul tries not to sound too p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ whilst writing about himself in the third person.
• You spent 10.5 hours composing your profile and changed the movie choices twice because it was skewing too self-consciously p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
• P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to say that her work appears to utilize intelligence as a sixth sense?

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is an adjective means “intended to attract notice and impress others; trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature”.

P.S. Thank you Adnan jan for today's word. :)

Here, you can listen and see other examples for the word "pretentious".

If you want to discuss about this word "pretentious", please go to the discussion of this word in our group here!

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “L” and has 4 letters long.

• Also, there's the fact the table that generates the l_ _ _ is a little bit off.
• How much of the trade was in l_ _ _ I couldn't tell.
• There wouldn't be any more money to l_ _ _ from the treasuries.
• Every time you open a treasure chest, the l_ _ _ is randomly generated.
• During the riot shops were l_ _ _ed and cars damaged or set on fire.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is a verb/noun means “(usually of large numbers of people during a violent event) to steal from shops and houses; money and valuable objects that have been stolen, especially by an army from a defeated enemy”.

Here, you can listen and see other examples for the word "loot".

If you want to discuss about this word "loot", please go to the discussion of this word in our group here!

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “S” and has 6 letters long.

• If his s_ _ _ _ _ is adopted, student numbers are likely to fall anyway.
• For months he had been s_ _ _ _ing to prevent her from getting the top job.
• He's got a crazy s_ _ _ _ _ for getting rich before he's 20.
• For months he had been s_ _ _ _ing to prevent her from getting the top job.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is a noun/verb means “a plan for getting an advantage for yourself, especially by deceiving others/to make clever secret plans which often deceive others”.

Here, you can listen and see other examples for the word "scheme".

If you want to discuss about this word "scheme", please go to the discussion of this word in our group here!

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “S” and has 10 letters long.

• He made a s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ enquiry after her health.
• She was often s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of her daughter's feelings and intense reactions.
• He was also s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of my health and would notice when I was tired or under great strain.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is an adjective means “showing care and helpful attention to someone”.

Here, you can listen and see other examples for the word "solicitous".

If you want to discuss about this word "solicitous", please go to the discussion of this word in our group here!

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Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “H” and has 4 letters long.

• The guest of honour was the Romanoff h_ _ _ to the throne of all Russia.
• Despite having a large family, they still had no son and h_ _ _.
• The estate will be yours in one year if the direct h_ _ _ is not found.

Can you guess the word of the day?

The word of the day is a noun means “a person who will legally receive money, property or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that other person dies”.

Here, you can listen and see other examples for the word "heir".

If you want to discuss about this word "heir", please go to the discussion of this word in our group here!