Louisville, Kentucky—8 June 2009
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I thought Spring Break would never get here.
Me either, kitty. Whew.
Overheard in the hallway
A: Is it time to go home and drink?
B: When is it not time to go home and drink?
Friday Photo: 2/22/13
Carrollton, Georgia—27 August 2012
Run-On: Not Just a Really Long Sentence!
Thank goodness for Grammar Girl’s parody of those awful Head On ads to help explain run-on sentences. Some of my students have had trouble understanding what’s wrong with their run-on sentences. Comma splices and sentence fragments are in there, too. Perhaps this will help.
Yes. Please add spelling to that list.
I don’t care what anyone says—it’s not hard to figure out whether to use lose or loose. If you’re in doubt, try this handy guide, 10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling, from the wonderfully evil genius of The Oatmeal (opens in a new window).
(Hat tip to @MeetingBoy)
Overheard on campus
In classroom doorway, immediately after lecture.
Instructor: Do you know what we’re doing?
Student: Yes. I also know I should come to class more often.
I am officially old.
ME: It’s easy. You just have to channel your inner J. R. Ewing.
STUDENT: Who?
ME: J. R. Ewing, from Dallas. Played by the late, great Larry Hagman.
STUDENT: Dallas?
ME: Uhh—anyway, let’s talk about your paper.
Choices, not rules
This is some incredibly valuable writing advice. Too bad that it ended up on the floor instead of in somebody’s paper.
This day in 1963
August 28, 1963: The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his I Have a Dream speech as part of the March on Washington.
Nearly 50 years later, style guides point to this speech as Continue reading