Posts Tagged spelling
May 24
Doin’ It Wrong; U R Doin’ It Right
Artists – just like athletes – have to do exercises. I’m not talking about stretching out the muscles in your hands; I’m talking about stretching out your brain. No, it’s not that gross. Visual artists have to draw things from different perspectives. Musicians have to play scales. Actors have to assume characters they would never [...]
September 28
Common Errors In English Usage by Paul Brians
More than once I have had a student say to me, “It… just… doesn’t… make… sense,” while punctuating each word by banging their head on the table. I do understand their frustration: I feel much the same way about mathematics. Eventually, English does start to make sense. The problem which then arises is the fear [...]
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