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The Latest Buzz! => Site Announcements => Topic started by: Joe Carillo on June 01, 2018, 07:43:50 PM
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PLAYLIST UPDATE (MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2018) FOR THE FORUM GATEWAY ON FACEBOOK
(9 new postings):
1. Use and Misuse: “It’s foolhardy to stop learning English grammar just like that!” (May 31, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7572.0)
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2. Going Back to the English Grammar Basics: “Choosing the right connectives for our ideas – 2” (June 1, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6913.0)
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3. You Asked Me This Question: “Is it grammatical to use ‘respective memorandum’ in court decisions?” (May 30, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7571.0)
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4. Time Out From English Grammar: “Noted anesthesiologist of Filipino roots passes away in the U.S.” (May 30, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7569.0)
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Dr. Necita Llorin-Roa, M.D.
March 20, 1944 - May 27, 2018
5. Students’ Sounding Board: “The semantic difference between the present and the past tense” (May 29, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7566.0)
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6. Use and Misuse: “Developing the confidence to match ‘confident’ with the right preposition” (May 30, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7567.0)
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7. A Getting to Know English Better Retrospective: “Using appositives for texture and depth in prose” (May 28, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6910.0)
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8. You Asked Me This Question: “Unequal Englishes, Wronging English, Elitist English, Standard Philippine English” by Gerry T. Galacio (May 27, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7564.0)
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9. You Asked Me This Question Retrospective: “A subject-verb agreement peculiarity of inverted sentences” (May 26, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7563.0)
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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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