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The far reaches of GoToGo
From Laura Staum Casasanto this morning: Here is a sentence taken straight from an email about encouraging students to fill out course evaluations at Stony Brook: [(1)] Did you know? Students can comp… more →
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Take Care of Yourself
wrote 3 weeks ago: October 27 2006 In the image of yourself, you are the strongest. In your mind you must fight this ba … more →
The far reaches of GoToGo
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wrote 3 weeks ago: From Laura Staum Casasanto this morning: Here is a sentence taken straight from an email about encou … more →
Conjunctive Connective "And"
wrote 2 months ago: Brownin Bjorkman: In the literature on the topic, it has generally been argued that the logical inte … more →
Hot Quinoa Berry Breakfast
wrote 6 months ago: Have you ever tried quinoa? It’s still growing in popularity due to the fact that unlike most … more →
QSV
wrote 8 months ago: The topic of the go get (or go + V) construction in English (Let’s go see what’s happeni … more →
I feel like sushi
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wrote 1 year ago: A recent Rhymes With Orange: Among the many uses of the verb feel is is the one OED2 glosses as: to … more →
Verb Forms
wrote 1 year ago: Problem: An infinitive should be used here. Infinitives are verbs in base form–that is, with n … more →
Verb Forms
wrote 1 year ago: What Are Verb Forms? Most English learners are familiar with verb tenses, the system that keeps trac … more →
Sentence Structure
wrote 1 year ago: Problem: Delete an unnecessary complement. If you’re reading this page, the chances are good t … more →
Sentence Structure
wrote 1 year ago: Problem: Delete an unnecessary pronoun. Examples: Incorrect: The pressure in a pressurized water rea … more →
Sentence Structure
wrote 1 year ago: Problem: Complement of the Wrong Grammatical Type Example: Incorrect: The company considers the new … more →
Sentence Structure
wrote 1 year ago: Problem: Complement Missing Example: Incorrect: In the application letter, tell the potential emplo … more →
Sentence Structure
wrote 1 year ago: Problem: An element of the basic sentence structure is missing. Many errors occur because of a missi … more →
seem as if that
wrote 1 year ago: Heard this morning in an interview on NPR, an instance of seem as if + that-clause, where an unmarke … more →
6.3 Inferring Gene Interactions
wrote 1 year ago: 6.3 Inferring Gene Interactions Genetic analysis: Treat cells with mutagens, such as ultraviolet rad … more →
feel like that
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wrote 1 year ago: Back on August 26th, I caught “I feel like that if …” in an interview on NPR. Satu … more →
Dual VPE
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wrote 2 years ago: Caught on a Law & Order re-run recently, this exchange: A: Didn’t you accuse him of harassing yo … more →
Unable to help
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wrote 2 years ago: From yesterday’s “Metropolitan Diary” column in the NYT, a letter from Bernard Bro … more →
Data points: WH-that 12/4/10
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wrote 2 years ago: Sen. John McCain on the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” survey of the military, in a … more →
