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The Latest Buzz! => Site Announcements => Topic started by: Joe Carillo on June 17, 2021, 02:13:13 PM
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PLAYLIST UPDATE (June 12 - 18, 2021) FOR THE FORUM GATEWAY ON FACEBOOK
(16 new postings, 11 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. Advice and Dissent: “Getting our Philippine history right after 500 years” - Part 12 (June 17, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=8402.0)
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2. You Asked Me This Question Retrospective: “How ‘on the contrary’ and ‘to the contrary’ differ” (June 16, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=395.0[b)
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3. The Forum Lounge: Gerry Galacio on “Award-winning Korean hit dramas with excellent cinematography” (June 16, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=8398.0)
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4. Essays by Joe Carillo Retrospective: “When some educators befuddle”” (June 15, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6773.0)
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5. Language Humor at its Finest: “Discover your personal guilelessness index by answering 250 uncommonsense questions” (June 16, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1186.0)
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6. Notable Works by Our Very Own Retrospective: “Overlooked for months, ‘Connecting Flights’ finally connects with me” (June 14, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1067.0)
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7. Time Out From Grammar Retrospective: “How the human brain establishes and reinforces beliefs as truths” (June 14, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1599.0)
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8. You Asked Me This Question: “A fascinating question on the usage of modals” (June 13, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7593.0)
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9. Essays by Jose Carillo Retrospective: “The power of wordplay” (June 13, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=353.0)
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10. Your Thoughts Exactly Retrospective: Flipzi on “Three attributes, other qualities a worthy Filipino presidentiable must have” (June 13, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=612.0)
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11. Forum Lounge Retrospective: “Phenomenal rock star Freddie Mercury sings ‘Barcelona’ for the ages”” (June 13, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7319.0)
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12. Going Deeper Into Language: “33 Golden Nuggets of Inspiration” (June 12, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1564.0)
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13. Use and Misuse: “Once and for all, let’s not misuse ‘philippines’ as a plural noun” (June 11, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6874.0)
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14. Notable Works by Our Very Own: “Non-historian explores the heart and soul of the modern Filipino” (June 12, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=794.0)
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15. Getting to Know English Retrospective: “Using discourse markers for contextualizing ideas” (June 11, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7978.0)
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16. You Asked Me This Question: “Play it by ear whether to use an infinitive or gerund” (June 11, 2021) (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=8227.0)
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CLASSIC FORUM POSTINGS (11 postings):
1. Advice and Dissent: “New history book asserts that the lost island of Mazaua is the true site of the first Holy Mass in the Philippines” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=8315.0)[/b]
(Originally posted January 8, 2021)
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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. “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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6. 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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7. “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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8. “Conversations (2): A serious bad-grammar syndrome” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6761.0)
(Reposted January 18, 2017)
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9. “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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10. “Lost in Translation” - 1 and 2 (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6746.0)
(Posted December 30, 2016)
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11. “Indignities in American minor” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6721.0)
(Posted October 27, 2016)
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