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PLAYLIST UPDATE (NOVEMBER 10 - 16, 2018) FOR THE FORUM GATEWAY ON FACEBOOK
(15 new postings):
1. Essays by Jose Carillo Retrospective: “The great importance of parallel construction in presenting ideas” - Parts 1 - 4 (November 15, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7765.0)
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2. A Quintessential Love Story: “Rediscovering John Galsworthy” (November 15, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6727.0)
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3. A full-dress review of the kinds of verbs in English – 5: “What sets apart auxiliary verbs from linking verbs” (November 15, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7764.0)
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4. Retrospective - Notable Works By and About Our Very Own: Howie Severino’s “When books and life intersect” (November 14, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7220.0)
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5. The Grammar of English Pronouns Revisited: “Handling pronouns with unclear antecedents” (November 14, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7763.0)
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6. Time Out From Grammar Retrospective: “Finding the diamond in a slush pile of unpublishable books” (November 14, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1077.0)
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7. My Media Watch Retrospective: “Presumptuous reporting in political journalism” (November 13, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6609.0)
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8. Language Humor at its Finest Retrospective: “Top 100 Funniest One-liners” (November 12, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1296.0)
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9. Use and Misuse: “A style guide for writing in English” (November 12, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7761.0)
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10. Forum Lounge Retrospective: “Phenomenal rock star Freddie Mercury sings ‘Barcelona’ for the ages” (November 11, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7319.0)
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11. Getting to Know English Retrospective: “Using synonyms to enliven prose” (November 13, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7762.0)
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12. Readings in Language Retrospective: “Charming take on writers as not-so-great conversationalists” (November 11, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7214.0)
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13. You Asked Me This Question Retrospective: “A doubtful comparative-transition phrase” (November 11, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7215.0)
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14. Advice and Dissent: “Belief without evidence is always morally wrong” (November 10, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7758.0)
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15. You Asked Me This Question: “The difference between elliptical sentences and elliptical clauses” (November 10, 2018) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6605.0)
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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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