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How to review non-fiction

Posted on May 17, 2020Feb 1, 2022

These writing prompts will help ensure a rigorous review of any work of non-fiction.

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Weird Al's Word Crimes

Posted on Jul 15, 2014Feb 1, 2022

The music video for Weird Al Yankovic's 'Word Crimes' is a great release from his new album, 'Mandatory Fun'.

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Neil Gaiman's commencement speech inspires art

Posted on Nov 24, 2012Feb 1, 2022

Neil Gaiman's May 2012 commencement speech to The University of the Arts inspired students to make good art, always.

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10 ways to start your story better

Posted on Mar 8, 2012Feb 1, 2022

Jacob M. Appel of Writer's Digest offers these ten ways to write the best introduction with which to open your story.

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The digital dilution of English

Posted on Sep 22, 2010Feb 1, 2022

The Oxford English Dictionary has recognized as words the vocabulary of social media, including 'tweet' and 'unfriend'. Is English ready for such additions?

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The errors of daylight saving time

Posted on Sep 1, 2010Feb 1, 2022

Daylight saving time is a practice that rarely received the benefit of proper literary usage. Here are the common errors and corrections for referring to DST.

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Grammar nazis and other extremes

Posted on May 7, 2010Feb 1, 2022

A video from College Humor and a news report from The Onion show us the extremes of good and bad grammar.

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The rhetoric of the Apple iPad

Posted on Feb 3, 2010Feb 1, 2022

The Apple iPad tablet computer was unveiled in a rhetoric-filled presentation, distilled here into three minutes of adjectives.

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