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The Latest Buzz! => Site Announcements => Topic started by: Joe Carillo on April 04, 2020, 05:44:03 AM
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PLAYLIST UPDATE (MARCH 28 - APRIL 3, 2020) FOR THE FORUM GATEWAY ON FACEBOOK
(22 new postings):
For quick access to the Forum’s featured English grammar refreshers and general interest stories, simply click their indicated web links below:
1. Getting To Know English Better: “How ‘even though’ and ‘even if’ differ in sense” (April 2, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=8175.0)
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2. You Asked Me This Question: “Which is correct: ‘Happy birthday to myself’ or ‘Happy birthday to me’?” (April 3, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=8174.0)
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3. Language Humor at its Finest: “19 Fun Quotable Quotes to Brighten Up Your Day” (April 1, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6022.0)
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4. You Asked Me This Question Retrospective: “When do we use the past progressive tense?” (April 3, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7907.0)
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[5. The Very Basics of Courtesy in English: “The proper use of ‘can’ and ‘may’ as a mark of civility” (April 3, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6858.0)
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6. You Asked Me This Question Retrospective: “Why do Pinoy writers strongly prefer ‘would’ and ‘could’ (April 2, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6689.0)
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7. Readings in Language Retrospective: “When you really don't have anything to say but simply need to say it well” (April 2, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6124.0)
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8. You Asked Me This Question Retrospective: “How long should a sentence be to effectively deliver an idea?” (April 2, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6978.0)
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9. Getting To Know English Retrospective: “Dealing decisively with the ‘who’ vs. ‘whom’ conundrum” (April 1, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6855.0)
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10. No April Fools’ Joke, This Cautionary Retrospective: “Chief executives now a threatened species in the age of social media” (April 1, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6330.0)
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11. Time Out From English Grammar Retrospective: “Oh, the sweet bird of happiness finally looks like it’s in the bag!” (March 31, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6125.0)
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12. Time Out From English Grammar Retrospective: “Is it time to kill off the grand idea of Richard Dawkins’ ‘Selfish Gene’?” (March 31, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6175.0)
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13. Forum Lounge Retrospective: “‘Pun-ography’: Wordplay to make you smile” (March 31, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=2572.0)
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14. You Asked Me This Question: “Do I ask ‘(Have you had a look, Did you have a look) at the documents?’” (March 30, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=8172.0)
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15. Essays by Jose Carillo Retrospective: “Open secret to writing prose that leaps out from the page” (March 30, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6372.0)
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16. Use and Misuse Retrospective: “The grammar of English conditional sentences” (March 30, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6854.0)
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17. Time Out From English Grammar Retrospective: “Measuring up to the human body’s perfection in architectural terms” (March 30, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=2291.0)
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18. Prickly Problem With An Idiomatic Phrase: “With regard to ‘with regards to’ or ‘as regards to’” (March 29, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6853.0)
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19. Forum Lounge Retrospective: “23 stunning, magically beautiful sights from all over the world” (March 29, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6153.0)
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20. Language Humor at its Finest: “When Children Define Science in Their Own Terms” (March 29, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7080.0)
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21. Getting To Know English Retrospective: “When an entire clause functions as a noun or adjective” (March 29, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7490.0)
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22. For English Learners Furloughed By You Know What: “A full-dress review of English preposition usage – 1” (March 28, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7900.0)
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CLASSIC FORUM POSTINGS (10 postings):
1. Advice and Dissent: “Belief without evidence to support it is always morally wrong” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7758.0)
(Originally posted November 10, 2018)
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2. Meditation on Our Digitized World: “The Tree of Life” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=140.0)
(Originally posted June 19, 2009)
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3. 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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4. “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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5. 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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6. “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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7. “Conversations (2): A serious bad-grammar syndrome” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6761.0)
(Reposted January 18, 2017)
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8. “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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9. “Lost in Translation” - 1 and 2 (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6746.0)
(Posted December 30, 2016)
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10. “Indignities in American minor” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6721.0)
(Posted October 27, 2016)
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