A frantic writer sat in front of me with an assignment due two hours following his appointment. This writer, an ESL student, wanted to fix the grammar…
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Latin scholars, how much are you bothered by the following statements?: ‘Chicago is the kind of town I’d like to live in.’ ‘To hardly think is hard…
Question: Where do I use the apostrophe? I wanted to ensure our teams win. Is it team’s win or teams’ win? Or do I not use one?
On Thursday night I attended a lecture series at Saint Xavier University. The guest lecturer was Robert Gibbs, the former press secretary for President Obama. The talk…
I led my first official handful of face-to-face appointments this past week and was surprised at how many of my peers were concerned with grammar usage in…
Americans will choose their next president on November 6, 2012. Although this is many months away, the campaign for the presidency is already in full swing. Each…
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Live Mocha
Last week I told you guys about SharedTalk. Apparently, another free site with similar goals but different features exists as well, known as LiveMocha.com. Live Mocha is…
Question: I am writing a journal for one of my classes. Normally when I write a journal I write as if I am speaking out loud or…
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A Review of Virgil
A few days ago, the online resource ‘Virgil’ was brought to my attention. This helpful writing tool was developed by the University of Texas’ Writing Center, Undergraduate…
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Grammar Plus!
When first logging on to the Capital Community College Foundation’s Guide to Grammar and Writing you may be amused by the puffy font, section bubbles and multicolored…