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Afraid of public speaking or writing? Ask Abraham Lincoln
The Lit Chick Show presents: The Gettysburg Approach to Writing and Speaking like a Professional bridges the gap between effective writing and effective public speaking.Have you ever noticed that books...
Dying Word Classes and Other Social Ills
As I was enjoying the daily news loop on CNN earlier this month, I found myself struck with disbelief. One reporter described traffic flow on the famous Michigan Avenue as “moving along pretty well, pretty... 105 views | 10 recommendations | 0 comments
It's National Grammar Day (Not "Its National Grammar Day")
It's National Grammar Day, so celebrate by writing well, speaking accurately, and giving the greengrocer's apostrophe a wedgie. Today (and every day, really), keep an eye out for synonyms (your/you're, read/red,...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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750 views | 39 recommendations | 11 comments
DNA hunt could identify killer who struck in 1946
DNA material could be used in the UK to solve a crime that occured six decades ago. Scotland Yard decided to reopen the case in 2003."Detectives are using DNA material stored for six decades to try to trace the...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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177 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Complete sentences vs. fragments on the campaign trail
A little coherence and evidence of intellectual activity from the presidential candidates -- is that too much to ask? David Ignatius, columnist for the Washington Post, noted the following about this week's presidential debate in Nashville: "Is it “presidential” to... Whys be Good at Spelling?
Mark Twain once lobbied the Associated Press to use phonetic spelling: "The heart of our trouble is with our foolish alphabet. It doesn't know how to spell, and can't be taught."Maybe since so many people are spelling poorly (I know most of my fellow university students had... Iranian Interior Minister's Oxford Degree Apparently Fake, Riddled With Spell...
"Iran's new interior minister has raised an uproar among lawmakers and Iranian media over an apparently fake claim that he holds an honorary doctorate from Britain's Oxford University. To back his case, he's shown off a degree certificate riddled with spelling and grammar...Beano Celebrates 70- Years
BEANO cartoonist Leo Baxendale tells how he invented the BASH STREET KIDS. " At grammar school during the 1940s, I did read the Beano and the Dandy (published on alternate, paper-rationed weeks), but...
created by Christina 123 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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636 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Which is proper: Visitor Center, Visitors Center, Visitor's Center or Visitor...
Visitors Centers are most useful and helpful institutions. One thing has been bugging me though with respect to these centers. It seems like there is an ever so slightly different way of naming them.
created by seetheglobey | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Top Ten Grammar Myths
"Grammar Girl here. March 4 is National Grammar Day. So I've created a special grammar-related top 10 show to celebrate the occasion. Organizer Martha Brockenbrough, who writes about grammar and language for Encarta, has fun suggestions for National Grammar Day, including... Grammar makes a comeback!
A superb column from a formidable literary talent."It would appear the exclamation mark is making a comeback.
Think back to the lawless wild west of the early Internet, and you might recall stodgy grammarians...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1313 views | 2 recommendations | 25 comments
Colombian Creole: Not Dead Yet
At risk of stepping on denseatoms' toes (sorry, 'atoms!), I thought I'd share this story I found, about the only known Spanish-based creole language in existence: Palanquero."On the surface, it resembles any...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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600 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Am, too, misbehaving. Ain't you?
Tim Hager of the Beaufort (South Carolina) Gazette wrote that he had turned off Savannahian Paula Deen’s Food Channel cooking show just after the host said “I ain’t gonna.” He went on to say, as a North...Those stupid cat photos actually have a grammar?
Anil Dash argues (quite persuasively, which is scary) that lolcats -- those bizarre photos of cats doing funny things with, uh, cat latin captions -- actually have an internally consistent grammar. So the guy's...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1874 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Perl 6 FAQ
Perl 6 FAQ featuring over 100 answers to questions about Perl 6, including changes since Perl 5 and new features such as junctions, multi subs, hyper operators and the new class and object system. Also includes a step-by-step guide to writing your first Perl 6 program.NowPublic on Facebook
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