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Lists of Ewe names and their meanings

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In the Ghanaian community and bringing it down to the Ewes, names are specifically given for different reasons. The main reason why names among this tribe are never taken for granted is that the names normally have a direct impact on the bearers. Names are given for a reason since they reflect or have an influence on the people to whom they are given. All names have meanings they represent and Ghanaian names and specifically Ewe names are not an exception.  You will be enlightened on some of these Ewe names and their various meanings. In fact, this article gives you an idea of what some Ewe names mean. Names are like organic components of the people per the people's beliefs.    We believe that individuals become the name they are given and for this reason, names are chosen carefully before being given to individuals. Some of the names are just given to show the day of the week a person is born whereas some show the circumstances around a person's birth. Below are some nam...
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Communication with an appropriate typographic choice matters

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Every day, we have the opportunity to interact with one communication media or the other and these carry undoubtedly information with letters. A letter commonly defined as a unit of the alphabet springs from what is called a TYPEFACE .  A typeface refers to a particular type of letter category which can be Roman, Italic, Gothic etc. Talking about a typeface, examples of typefaces are Roboto, Arial, Courier, Georgia, and Helvetica among many others and for a specific typeface is a font. The font is at times used interchangeably with a typeface but there is a difference between the two terms. A font refers to variations in size, look, style or form of a particular typeface. It follows that a typeface has font styles that include: italic, bold, regular, condensed among many others.  Typography is a study or field that has to do with the use of texts in communicating a message and not just a mere communication but one that is effective in achieving the aim of the communication....
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