Jose Carillo's English Forum
The Latest Buzz! => Site Announcements => Topic started by: Joe Carillo on November 17, 2017, 12:20:12 PM
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To My Facebook Friends and Fans,
For quick access to the Forum’s featured English grammar refreshers and general interest stories, simply click their indicated web links below:
PLAYLIST UPDATE (Nov. 11 - 17, 2017) FOR THE FORUM GATEWAY ON FACEBOOK
(8 new postings):
1. Dealing With Annoying English Grammar Errors (4th in a series of 14): “The mangling of idiomatic expressions” (November 17, 2017) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7225.0)
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2. The Key to More Readable, More Engaging English – V: “Harnessing parallelism for structural balance” (November 16, 2017) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7222.0)
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3. “When books and life intersect” by Howie Severino, GMA-7 (November 15, 2017) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7220.0)
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4. A Time Out From English Grammar Retrospective: “Finding the diamond in a slush pile of unpublishable books” (November 14, 2017) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1077.0)
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5. Dealing With Annoying English Grammar Errors (3rd in a series of 14): “Getting rid of squinting modifiers from our prose” (November 13, 2017) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7218.0)
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6. Humor for the Long, Long ASEAN Summit Weekend: “50 Put-Down One-Liners About Men—By Women, of Course!” (November 12, 2017) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1330.0)
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7. You Asked Me This Question: “A doubtful comparative phrase” (November 11, 2017) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7215.0)
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8. “Charming take on writers as not-so-great conversationalists” (November 10, 2017) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=311.0)
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CLASSIC FORUM POSTINGS (8 postings):
1. Two magnificent performances of “The Prayer,” spaced 10 years apart (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6768.0)
(Originally posted January 22, 2017)
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2. “The Lovely Clichés Worth Keeping” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6738.0)
(Originally posted circa 2002 Reposted December 16, 2016)
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3. Conversations (4): “The real score about Valentine’s Day” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=535.0)
(Originally posted February 10, 2010 Reposted February 1, 2014)
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4. “Did Rizal ever speak and write in English?” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=506.0)
(Originally posted January 28, 2010, latest update December 30, 2016)
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5. “Conversations (2): A serious bad-grammar syndrome” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6761.0)
(Reposted January 18, 2017)
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6. “Anatomy of media stories that Filipina women have the world’s smallest breasts” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6628.0)
(Posted July 11, 2016)
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7. “Lost in Translation” - 1 and 2 (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6746.0)
(Posted December 30, 2016)
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8. “Indignities in American minor” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6721.0)
(Posted October 27, 2016)
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