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PHAROS

Encyclopaedias & General Reference

Did you know that British actors don’t mention Shakespeare’s play Macbecth by name? It is believed to bring bad luck and ruin a production. Instead, the classic drama is simply referred to as the Scottish play.   Did you know that buildings in East Asia have no fourth floor, and that some buildings in Hong Kong have no floors at all with the figure 4 in them? Floors 4, 14, 24, 34 and 40 to 49 simply don’t exist in...

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Pharos Tweetalige Skoolwoordeboek | Bilingual School Dictionary
PHAROS

Bilingual Dictionaries

This brand-new bilingual dictionary replaces the existing Pharos School Dictionary and Pharos Bilingual School...

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Pharos Glossary of Literary Terms
PHAROS

Encyclopaedias & General Reference

What is the difference between personification and anthropomorphism? Why are the metaphysical poets called the metaphysical poets? Is ‘pow!’ a good example of...

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16 January 2013
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17 September 2012
ATKV-Woordfeertjies 2012 (Pharos Woordeboeke / Dictionaries )

Prof. Jannie Lochner awarded an ATKV-Woordveertjie

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