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The Latest Buzz! => Site Announcements => Topic started by: Joe Carillo on June 08, 2018, 03:19:36 PM
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PLAYLIST UPDATE (JUNE 2 - 8, 2018) FOR THE FORUM GATEWAY ON FACEBOOK
(9 new postings):
1. You Asked Me This Question: “‘All’ can actually mean ‘totality,’ ‘everything’ or even ‘nothing but’” (June 7, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7585.0)
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2. Use and Misuse: “When it becomes a must to split infinitives for clarity’s sake” (June 6, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7583.0)
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3. Use and Misuse: “Subject-verb agreement when using a noun phrase or gerund phrase” (June 6, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7580.0)
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4. You Asked Me This Question Retrospective: “Should writers finish their compositions first before editing?” (June 5, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6919.0)
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5. The Lounge: “That big fuss about President Digong’s very public onstage kiss!” by Maximo Tumbali (June 4, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7579.0)
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6. Students’ Sounding Board: “Does ‘have to’ mean the same as the modal auxiliary ‘must’?” (June 4, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7578.0)
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7. You Asked Me This Question: “Is it true that English has no future tense” (June 3, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7577.0)
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8. Retrospective on a Misdirected Environmental War: “Wage war against water hyacinths, not against water lilies” (June 3, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1568.0)
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9. You Asked Me This Question: “Choosing tense for reporting verbs in reported speech” (June 2, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7575.0)
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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)
(http://josecarilloforum.com/imgs/Charlotte_Church-Josh Groban_The Prayer-1A.jpg) (http://josecarilloforum.com/imgs/charice_canadiantenors-3B.jpg)
2. “The Lovely Clichés Worth Keeping” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6738.0)
(Originally posted circa 2002 Reposted December 16, 2016)
(http://josecarilloforum.com/imgs/LovelyCliches-6.jpg)
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)
(http://josecarilloforum.com/imgs/Valentine_romance-1A.jpg)
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)
(http://josecarilloforum.com/imgs/translation_problems-2D.jpg)
8. “Indignities in American minor” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6721.0)
(Posted October 27, 2016)
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