A reminder that on October 6, the first Writing Smartly seminar, Teaching Grammar, will be held online from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. If all the changes in the way we go to school now have put you in the role of English grammar teacher or tutor, this seminar can help. Participants will receive a handout …
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I ordered a used book online the other day, and the description of the item began with this sentence: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. The statement is a fragment, of course, and that’s just fine, given the restricted, commercial context in which it appears. But what about the comma? …
Francine Prose is a lovely writer, graceful in the ease with which her words unroll into sentences that read themselves to you. She is a prolific author, and of her many works at least two are directed to those of us concerned about reading and writing. Her What to Read and Why (2018) names the …
Our dramatic change of circumstances over the last few months has suddenly pressed many into the role of teacher, either to supplement the online education that is taking the place of traditional school, or to assume the position of teacher in a homeschooling program. And if that role happens to be as an English teacher, …
My local grocery store recently posted this sign at its front door: Due to unprecedented Coronavirus related supply and delivery disruptions, along with heightened customer demand; we will not be issuing rain checks. This somewhat icy decree continues, in fact, for another 21 words, but the first section here will be enough to illustrate a …
