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(21 new postings):
1. A Full-Dress Review of the Verbs in English –3: “The linking verbs” (November 1, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7747.0)
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2. Advice and Dissent: “What’s the most influential academic book of the past 20 years?” (November 1, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7748.0)
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3. Time Out From English Grammar: “200 years of real-life ghost stories for All Hallows’ Eve” (November 2, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7749.0)
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4. Time Out From Grammar Retrospective: “What do you do if Medusa gazes at you or Dracula bites your neck?” (November 1, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=5686.0)
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5. Essays by Jose Carillo Retrospective: “The roots of English” (November 2, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6918.0)
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6. Advice and Dissent Retrospective: “Why does the world exist? An existential detective story” (November 1, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=2789.0)
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7. Advice and Dissent Retrospective: “194 cutting-edge readings about contemporary scientific news” (November 1, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6569.0)
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8. You Asked Me This Question Retrospective: “Can the indefinite articles be used with uncountable nouns?” (November 1, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7192.0)
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9. Time Out From Grammar Retrospective: “Two poetry readings for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day” (October 1, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7188.0)
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10. Time Out From Grammar Retrospective: “And so what are monsters and historical fiction for?” (November 1, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=357.0)
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11. You Asked Me This Question: “Tempest in the English grammar teacup: ‘Her or she?” (October 30, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7745.0)
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12. Forum Lounge Retrospective: “Overcome with Civil War deaths, Americans turned to spirit photography” (October 30, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7186.0)
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13. Forum Lounge Retrospective: “Unique, very creative Halloween greeting” (October 29, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6334.0)
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14. Time Out From Grammar Retrospective: “The many magic tricks the brain plays on our conscious mind” (October 29, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1584.0)
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15. Time Out From Grammar Retrospective: “Epigraphs: Simply labels or motive engines for literary narratives?” (October 29, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=600.0)
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16. Time Out From Grammar Retrospective: “How the human brain establishes and reinforces beliefs as truths” (October 29, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1599.0)
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17. Getting To Know English: “The perils of using back-formations” (October 28, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7744.0)
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18. “My Thoughts Exactly” Commentary: Antonio Calipjo Go’s “Twisting the Hands of Time” (October 28, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7743.0)
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19. Retrospective from The Lounge: “A brand-new word for ‘French kiss’ finally enters the French lexicon” (October 28, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=5976.0)
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20. “My Thoughts Exactly” Retrospective: “Outrage over a wasted investment in English proficiency” (October 27, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7741.0)
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21. Time Out From English Grammar Retrospective: “The psychometric test that promised to be an ‘X-ray to the soul’” (October 27, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7179.0)
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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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