50/50 (Self-Assessed Learning and Behind the red hot air balloon are the blue sky and clouds*)

2025

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50/50, fifty-fifty (ˈfɪf.tɪ ˈfɪf.tɪ) adj./adv. inf. in equal parts

self-assessed (sɛlf ə.ˈsɛst) adj. evaluating one’s own abilities and failings

learning (ˈlɜr.nɪŋ) n. knowledge got by study

 

*Title sourced from Reddit. See also:

(i) morbid curiosity (ˈmɔr.bɪd ˌkjʊər.ɪ.ˈɒs.ɪ.tɪ) n. an interest in death, violence, other harmful events

(ii) content moderation (ˈkɒn.tɛnt ˌmɒ.də.ˈreɪ.ʃən) n. the act of reviewing user posts, images, videos, to identify and remove violations, hate speech, explicit material, misinformation

(iii) S.F.W. abbr. Safe For Work

(iv) N.S.F.W. abbr. Not Safe For Work

(v) N.S.F.L. abbr. Not Safe For Life

(vi) desensitisation (di.ˌsɛn.sɪ.tə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən) n. the act or process of making indifferent, unaware, in feeling