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2.24.2019

I already have exposure

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I have met people who fancied themselves as business people (meaning they're pretty much failing at it or are inept or are too cheap to ...
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2.10.2019

Wanting to know lots of languages has diluted my ability to get better

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I have a problem that a lot of people don't face because they're usually focused on one thing or just a few things, or they're b...
2.04.2019

People who have high-level jobs should be able to write

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I recently got a shocking email: it was actually well-written, had no grammatical errors, and seemed literate, as the person chose to write ...
12.31.2018

For the first time in several years, I've had a good holiday season

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I saw a great article about the #joinin community, which is when people share their struggles on Twitter during Christmas. I was going to p...
12.26.2018

Spam conversation

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A while ago (not too long ago but long enough that I don't remember the exact date...maybe a few months ago), I was at an event (I reme...
12.14.2018

I just had a school cafeteria experience

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I wasn't going to write about this publicly, and texted a few people about it, but since they haven't responded, I'll write abou...
12.05.2018

After more than a decade, I did Nanowrimo again

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I did Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) a few times, way back in 2002, 2004, 2005, and I think partly in 2006 (though I'm pretty...
10.31.2018

If you're in the people business, like people

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There are many jobs that don't involve people much, or at all, yet I see people who should be working in those industries working with p...
10.25.2018

Fiction and fake blogging

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Wow, I'm really into writing, though you wouldn't guess it if you looked at the time that has passed between my last post and now. S...
9.19.2018

I saw Jay Leno

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I was sitting in a hotel lobby in Springfield, Illinois, taking an air-conditioning break from the oppressively hot, humid, sunny weather. A...
9.05.2018

That vs which confusion

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I'm pretty clear about when to use "that" vs "which," but I often come across stuff (to be intentionally vague) that...
8.29.2018

Even highly paid people commit comma splices

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I have previously written about my disgust with comma splices. My first post, "I am tired of seeing 'however' with a comma,...
8.15.2018

It's hard to move beyond 8 Sidor

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Hehe...if you're not studying Swedish, don't know about it, or are not aware of the available resources, you probably are wondering ...
8.01.2018

Merely being born on the South Side doesn't make you a Southsider

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Greetings from the South Side...more specifically, Hyde Park, which is a neighborhood that people mention instead of saying the "South ...
7.22.2018

If you're from the burbs, you're not from the South Side

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Sometimes I talk to people about where they're from, and some will say "the South Side." So of course I assume they're fro...
7.15.2018

Stop using comma splices

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I teach English as a Second Language, and naturally, I often see students use comma splices. That is totally understandable because writing ...
4.17.2018

I am tired of seeing "however" with a comma

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How many times do I read an article or blog post or email or whatever, and I see the word "however" punctuated incorrectly? Enough...
4.08.2018

Is McDonald's okay?

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I always assume large, multinational corporations have a lot of money, but apparently McDonald's doesn't seem to be able to afford a...
3.20.2018

My first Swedish translation

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As I've said before, I'm studying Swedish . My Swedish is honestly awful because I haven't followed my own advice which I usuall...
1.24.2018

A number of

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This is interesting timing because, as I said in my last post , I wanted to discuss the issue of what seems like a collective noun, "a ...
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