tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757097962560700986.post1074798674847771811..comments2023-06-12T09:22:14.309-07:00Comments on Sweet Onions: Two Lessons I Learned from the Japanese (Part 2)Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04174500597614829718noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757097962560700986.post-43342113170641843382015-03-20T16:49:48.060-07:002015-03-20T16:49:48.060-07:00Powerful idea and a good reminder.Powerful idea and a good reminder.Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757097962560700986.post-17908690433204242812015-03-19T22:51:34.785-07:002015-03-19T22:51:34.785-07:00The idea that 'you can't step into the sam...The idea that 'you can't step into the same stream twice'. I love how idioms develop around the world and often there are overlaps between cultures. In the Arab world there is an idiom, 'son of a duck is a floater', kind of like 'the apple doesn't fall far from the tree'. There are even a couple of books written to show the idiom in Arabic (and transliterated) with a translation. So great for ELL students!Kristi Lonheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16541224246393137201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1757097962560700986.post-73561428612635869332015-03-19T18:35:05.253-07:002015-03-19T18:35:05.253-07:00This post was very interesting to me. I've alw...This post was very interesting to me. I've always enjoyed haiku and agree that it's about much more than counting syllables. I loved the Billy Collins poem. Thank you for including the link to it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08080472278944110262noreply@blogger.com