Jose Carillo's English Forum
The Latest Buzz! => Site Announcements => Topic started by: Joe Carillo on November 27, 2020, 06:32:00 PM
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PLAYLIST UPDATE (November 21 - 27, 2020) FOR THE FORUM GATEWAY ON FACEBOOK
(14 new postings, 10 classic postings):
For quick access to the Forum’s featured English grammar refreshers and general interest stories, simply click their indicated web links below:
1. Essays by Jose Carillo: “Aspiring writer in storm-ravaged town appeals for help” (November 26, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=8293.0)
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2. Use and Misuse Retrospective: “The use of the expressions ‘about,’ ‘in terms of,’ and ‘when it comes to’” (November 26, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=4900.0)
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3. Something A Little Dated But Too Irresistible Not To Share: “The importance of pronouncing English names correctly” (November 26, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1927.0)
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4. My Media English Watch Retrospective: “Two instructive cases of English misuse and suspected misuse” (November 26, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7246.0)
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5. A Media English Critique You Might Have Missed: “A serious grammar malfunction about a wardrobe malfunction” (November 27, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6467.0)
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6. Essays by Jose Carillo Retrospective: “Caution in times of reasonable doubt” (November 24, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=268.0)
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7. You Asked Me This Question Retrospective: “Is it correct to use the verb ‘invite’ as a noun?” (November 23, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6489.0)
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8. Time Out From English Grammar Retrospective: “Is there life beyond the universe that we know?” (November 23, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=452.0)
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9. No-Nonsense Review of the Noun Forms as Part of Speech: “Getting to know the noun phrase better” (November 23, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7239.0)
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10. Reading For Aspiring Writers in English: “A taste of vintage Mencken” (November 22, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=52.0)
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11. Language Humor At Its Finest Retrospective: “50 puns about crime and lawbreakers” (November 18, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1348.0)
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12. Advice and Dissent Retrospective: “As one goes way past the prime of one’s life” (November 22, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=624.0)
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13. Forum Lounge Retrospective: “‘Nakakagigil’ remains lost in English translation” (November 21, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=78.0)
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14. Parenting Letter Retrospective: “Dear Mama and Papa” (November 21, 2020) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6219.0)
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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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