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Caragounis on Native Speakers.2 comments

Mike wrote 12 hours ago: I said previously that I thought Caragounis’ criticisms against Porter on the question of Aspe … more »

Tags: Greek, Langauge, Linguistics, Morphology, Phonology

Grammar Quiz

teachthemasses wrote 16 hours ago: What you really need on a Saturday morning- a grammar quiz. Are You Grammatically Incorrect? Per … more »

Tags: Quizes, Children, Education, encarta, English, ESL, language, Learning, quiz

Ephesians 4.17-19

Mike wrote 1 day ago: [11] And he gifted some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastors and teachers [12] for the … more »

Tags: Discourse Analysis, Ephesians, Exegesis, Greek, Syntax, TNIV, translation

Summer Reading #3

fractone wrote 1 day ago: Review #3: Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss Publis … more »

Tags: Books, book, language, <punctuation>

Doktor Holocaust: had a rough day at the office1 comment

Doktor Holocaust wrote 1 day ago: this prettymuch sums it up.  I like the way some chains of Fucks and Fuckings make grammatical sen … more »

Tags: videos, lebowski, Dude, The Big Lebowski, Fuck

Why not practiSe what you preach ? Rant!2 comments

teachthemasses wrote 1 day ago: I am getting slowly but surely angered by the incorrect spelling of practise (vb) and practice (n). … more »

Tags: writing, Education, School, language, spelling, Rant

Words, When Used Right

Josh Justice wrote 1 day ago: “Action speaks louder than words. But words, when used right, overwhelms any action” - s … more »

Tags: Unintentional Genius

Grammar Auction1 comment

teachthemasses wrote 1 day ago: This auction can be played with mixed language points which are causing difficulty, on a specific ar … more »

Tags: writing, Children, Education, EFL, English, Games, kids, language, School

On one condition

teachthemasses wrote 1 day ago: A speaking game to practise the first conditional:  The teacher begins with a sentence, for example … more »

Tags: Games, Education, Children, language, English, schools

Comprised of Errors

languageandgrammar wrote 1 day ago: I don’t know when or how it started, but comprise and composed of have somehow become intertwined, … more »

Tags: writing, grammar error, English, comprised or or composed of

Grammar Nazi: (Part Two of a series)

Nick wrote 1 day ago: Sound Advice   This piece of sound family planning advice apparently came directly from the NHS. … more »

Tags: Entertainment, media, PR, language, WorDs

My Favorite Words

Vander Kitten wrote 1 day ago: What are you favorite words? Mine: parenthetically, tertiary, hyperbolic.  Plus apogee, umbra, chee … more »

Driven to ABSTRACTion

teachthemasses wrote 2 days ago: We had some debate on the last day of term while marking papers, as to whether ‘music’ w … more »

Tags: writing, Education, English, Friendship, Humor, Infatuation, language, Peace, Romance

That's How I Roll, Mother'ucker3 comments

Raging Red wrote 2 days ago: (Cartoon from the rut., via Editrix.) I used to have a semi-regular blog feature called Assaults on … more »

Tags: General, Books, language, Magazines

Comments on reality2 comments

oonae wrote 2 days ago: The real problem with three people sleeping in one bed isn’t so much congestion as that the pe … more »

Tags: Culture

Meeting Double-Talk

languageandgrammar wrote 2 days ago: The business world is the breeding ground for trendy words and phrases, so it’s not surprising … more »

Tags: language, Humor, writing, business terms, Jargon, lanuage, Double-speak

Double Negatives Are A Bitch1 comment

arsebundren wrote 2 days ago: She turns to me, indignant, wiping pickle juice from her fingers. ‘I told told him, “do … more »

Tags: Pickles

You know more grammar than you think you do

Wendy wrote 2 days ago: I, being a singles lover, am fond of the Snow Patrol song Chasing Cars, except that the chorus used … more »

Tags: Writing tips and techniques, writing

the unity of grammar in "speaking" with gestures

joe waggle wrote 3 days ago: from a report the university of chicago: the mind appears to have a consistent way of organizing an … more »

Tags: Society, Communication, gestures, University of Chicago