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March 05
Two YouTube Channels
There are two channels on YouTube that you might find interesting. 1) FordhamComposeit is the channel for Fordham University‘s undergrad writers. It’s quite new and only has five videos, but the videos are fairly good. The first two videos cover run-on sentences, and the last three deal with arguments in writing. (For those of you [...]
February 20
Business Writing Blog
For those of you who write for business purposes, and for those who like to make every effort to refine your writing, I’d like to direct you to Lynn Gaetner-Johnston‘s Business Writing Blog. (I’m only going to discuss her blog, but she has an e-zine, books and classes, if you’re interested.) This blog is useful [...]
January 02
Banished Words 2012
Lake Superior State University has published their list of banished words for the year. Comments can be left on their Facebook page. (Thank goodness someone is finally speaking out against “thanking you in advance”. ) So, what’s wrong with using a word often? Nothing… if it’s an article. Every other word should be used deliberately, [...]
October 24
Linguaspectrum
Last week, we wrote about Daily Dose of English; this week, we want to direct you to the sister site, Linguaspectrum. Like Daily Dose, Linguaspectrum videos explore a single concept of English, but these videos are longer (about 10 minutes each) and considerably more detailed. The text for each video is written on the screen [...]
October 17
Daily Dose of English
Daily Dose of English is a great website for people who are stuck in the rat-race. Whether you’re still learning English or you just like to study the language, these little 5-minute video blurbs will give you that English top-up you’ve been looking for. The videos are great for learning because the text is written [...]
September 19
Seilstad’s Channel on YouTube
There’s a new academic writing guy on YouTube. Seilstad’s channel is all about the basics of academic writing. These videos are good for ESL students, or anyone who needs a quick review in grammar or essay structure. They don’t go into great detail nor do they explain anything that you won’t find in a basic [...]
August 29
Fifteen Guidelines for the Big Writing Picture
Details are the in thing right now. Science has allowed our society to look at things in smaller and smaller part: microscopes and telescopes have shown us that we’re living with entire worlds we never knew about. Details are good. If you can break things down into tiny parts, it’s easier to refine each section [...]
August 15
55 Grammar Offenses That Make Teachers Go Mad
We received the following e-mail at Grammarly last week: Hi, I love keeping up with your blog and wanted to get in touch to talk more about it. I actually just published an article called 55 Grammar Offenses That Make Teachers Go Mad and thought you might be interested in reading it, and possibly passing it [...]
July 25
The Skinny on Common English Punctuation
Recently, we’ve had some posts on our Facebook page and our question-and answer-forum, Grammarly Answers, regarding punctuation in the English language. This is a brief run-down on some of the most common punctuation marks and how they are generally used. The period (.) — This point is also called a full-stop in British English. The [...]
July 18
Language Videos with Anne Curzan
Just a short blog today. The University of Michigan is (slowly) putting up these videos on YouTube; there are only three of them at the moment, but I think you’ll like them. Anne Curzan provides some interesting background on language. For those of you who worry that you sound like you’re from the backwaters of [...]
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