Category Archives: linguistics
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Inventors, Scientists, and WorldCat
Leave a commentApril 23, 2022 by libroshombre
You won’t find me arguing with Ralph Waldo Emerson’s claim that “One must be an inventor to read well. …
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Grammar, Style, and Nonpologies,
Leave a commentMarch 13, 2016 by libroshombre
“Many English speakers cannot understand basic grammar” was the headline of a ScienceDailyNews.com article several years ago citing research …
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Hifalutin Dogberries and Abstract Nouns.
Leave a commentApril 24, 2014 by libroshombre
There’s a lot to be said for reading The Economist. Besides in-depth, authoritative reporting, its writers and editors employ richer …
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