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Context is everything.
Context can make our writing meaningful, incomprehensible, or funny. Here’s an example of funny. Happy Thursday!
Haiku on my favorite candle
I was so moved by my favorite candle’s demise last night that I wrote this haiku: Our yuzu grapefruit candle is extinguished, done. Farewell, citrus scent. Feeling creative? Share your own haiku with us!
TomAto, TomAHHHto…
I am an English teacher and American dialect junkie, and one of my favorite things about the first day of classes each semester is meeting my new students and having a captive group of guinea pigs. I introduce myself to my students, telling them a little bit about my hobbies, interests, and some strange but true facts about myself, and then I ask them … Read More TomAto, TomAHHHto…
Which American poet are you?
A quiz, just for fun… Which American poet are you? Apparently, I’m Emily Dickinson!
What’s the name of tomorrow’s holiday?
Presidents Day, President’s Day, Presidents’ Day—what difference does it make, as long as we get the day off, or at least get some good bargains at P-Day sales? The difference is that these three seemingly slight variations would mean very different things! “Presidents Day,” well, just doesn’t make a lot of sense. Since “Presidents” is a plain old plural noun, combining it with “Day” … Read More What’s the name of tomorrow’s holiday?
The Graceful Grammarian 