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Technology and Writing- The Amazon Kindle
There is no doubt that technology is changing today’s society. However, some people feel that these changes are for the…
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Increase Your Word Power #4
AM/IM comes from the Latin word amare, “to love.” Amiable means “friendly or good-natured,” and amigo is Spanish for “friend.”…
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What Can You Do for Writer’s Block?
Writer’s Block It happens when you least expect it– halfway through the ten page paper that you are writing for…
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Increase Your Word Power #3
HOSP/HOST comes from the Latin word hospes and its stem hospit- meaning both “host” and “guest.” Many words based on…
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Increase Your Word Power #2
PAC/PEAS is related to the Latin words for “agree” and “peace.” The Pacific Ocean–that is the “Peaceful Ocean”–was named by…
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What is an interjection? School House Rock Video #8
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhHpJ45_zwM] This School House Rock video explains interjections.
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“Don’t be editing quotes!”
Formal writing insists upon proper grammar and syntax; however, when quoting someone remember the rule: Thou shall not edit quotes…
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Increase Your Word Power #1
BELL comes from the Latin word meaning “war.” Bellona was the little-known Roman goddess of war; her husband, Mars, was…
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Social Networking: The Good, the Bad and the Illiterate
Social networking sites have changed the way we communicate to one another as we have been allowed to, in essence,…
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What is a conjunction? School House Rock Video #7
This School House Rock Video explains conjunctions. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkO87mkgcNo]
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