Tag: verbs
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July 09, 2007 01:29 PM EDT --
To be or not to be? A silly way to say that in Spanish would be: ¿Ser o no estar? As many of you know, and perhaps struggled with this issue, there are two verbs in Spanish for the one English verb . . .
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April 20, 2007 01:36 PM EDT --
Hi there,
Lisa D. has just published a new article.
Here's a peek:
Name a verb
"run . . ."
You can keep up with all Lisa D.'s latest updates at froglady111.gather.com.
I . . .
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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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April 10, 2008 01:25 PM EDT --
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"I feel bad ."
"I feel badly ."
Which is correct?
Today we discuss this common pitfall when writing . . .
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July 02, 2007 01:24 PM EDT --
My apologies for the long lapse of “Spanish Word of the Day” … which may turn into the “Spanish Word of the Week” to keep with current interest levels.
This week I’m . . .
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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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September 07, 2006 10:13 AM EDT --
In the interest of full disclosure, I have some respect for Microsoft and Bill Gates. Their success is proof that they have some idea of what they're doing. I'm also certain that some . . .
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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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February 21, 2008 01:27 PM EST --
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When paramedics are helping a patient, communications must be clear and precise. So we thought it was very important when we got this message from . . .
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June 02, 2007 11:28 PM EDT --
<fade from black>
We move on with typical (or “regular”) verbs, today with those that end in ER (COMER). The nice thing about this: once you learn the present . . .
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June 05, 2007 09:51 PM EDT --
This is your 5th pronunciation lesson. You may want to take a quick peek at the very short previous lessons from May 20th, 21st, 24th, 25th (remember those bowels?). I’ve been underlining the part . . .
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June 07, 2007 09:48 PM EDT --
MAÑANA means both TOMORROW and MORNING.
(See how I spelled it MANIANA up on the Title section? This is because when I used the Ñ character, it became a weird mix of symbols, so this is what . . .
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April 24, 2008 03:28 PM EDT --
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This week, we're looking at a linguistic foible that's actually heard quite often in conversational speech in Minnesota. . . .
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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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May 31, 2007 10:44 AM EDT --
As many of you know, action words or verbs are a bit more tricky in Spanish than in English. For example, for the verb “to speak,” you just use “speak” in English no matter who’s . . .
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