Tag: nouns
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September 18, 2008 08:17 PM EDT --
On the paper they sit.
Waiting for me to make them fit.
I try and try.
Until I am ready to cry.
Then a thought hits me.
That is when I see.
Words jumping around.
Adjective,verbs and . . .
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May 05, 2007 01:45 AM EDT --
Compared to other languages, English is amazingly creative with collective nouns for groups of animals, and efforts abound to make up funny ones for groups of people (and objects.)
Another name for . . .
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October 28, 2006 02:53 AM EDT --
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April 20, 2007 01:38 PM EDT --
Hi there,
Lisa D. has just published a new article.
Here's a peek:
Name a noun
"writer . . ."
You can keep up with all Lisa D.'s latest updates at froglady111.gather.com.
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May 12, 2009 07:47 PM EDT --
oK. I made up a game and you can email me and let me know what you think about it.
Of course, just because I thought of it this morning is no indication that a thousand other people haven't . . .
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July 22, 2007 10:02 AM EDT --
Today I only rejected two of the 52 articles waiting in queue. One was an apology because the person's computer was not letting them Gather as well as they would wish. The other was . . .
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June 05, 2009 02:29 PM EDT --
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Perhaps this morning you put on a garment with a zip or zipper , put items into a bag that closed . . .
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June 11, 2009 04:31 PM EDT --
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Last week, Mitzi Gramling, associate general counsel at American Public Media, joined us on the . . .
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October 15, 2009 06:13 PM EDT --
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This week on Grammar Grater, we’re looking a bit deeper into the difference between affect and . . .
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June 03, 2006 09:07 AM EDT --
This week on Gather I read an article which I found interesting and well-written, except for one flaw: the writer had used the word criteria as a single noun. This is an easy mistake to make, because in . . .
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July 16, 2009 10:23 PM EDT --
Here's a fun exercise I use when teaching writing skills. I thought it would be fun to see what happens when adult writers play the game.
Choosing interesting words paints pictures in the mind of the . . .
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February 05, 2008 11:52 PM EST --
Writing - It's Personal
by Marilyn Mackenzie
Quite a long time ago, I read an article about the need for writers to write first, second, even third drafts. After reading . . .
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May 23, 2008 09:28 AM EDT --
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This week's episode of Grammar Grater addresses a topic we've heard so much about in the news. On May 2, Myanmar (also . . .
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April 30, 2009 03:54 PM EDT --
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This week's episode was inspired by a message we received from Mike, a listener in Tucson, Arizona. . . .
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August 14, 2008 12:29 PM EDT --
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The Olympics are in full swing in Beijing , China. Not long ago, the proper name for the capital of China was . . .
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February 12, 2009 05:20 PM EST --
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This week's episode was inspired by a question from Chris, a listener in Lakeville, Minnesota. . . .
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May 21, 2009 11:40 AM EDT --
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This week on Grammar Grater, we're looking at a tricky word that presents a confusing picture when . . .
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July 16, 2009 04:58 PM EDT --
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Fowler’s Modern English Usage asserts that, “Lying at the heart of the language is a tendency . . .
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October 02, 2008 09:41 AM EDT --
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Today on Grammar Grater, we're taking a question from Joan, a listener in Plymouth, Minnesota. Joan writes: . . .
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March 27, 2009 12:08 AM EDT --
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This week, we're going to talk about a common mix-up involving the past tense of the verb, to . . .
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