PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR JUNE 8- 14, 2024 OF JOSE CARILLO ENGLISH FORUM’S FACEBOOK GATEWAY
Simply click the web links to the 15 featured English grammar refreshers and general interest stories this week along with selected postings published in the Forum in previous years:
1. Essay by Jose A. Carillo: “More ways to get rid of clutter in English prose” (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=9059.0)
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2. You Asked Me This Question: “A fascinating question on the usage of modals” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7593.0)
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3. You Asked Me This Question: “What's the correct usage for the verbs ‘brought‘ and ‘taken‘?" (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1260.0)
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4. Getting to Know English: “The little-heralded past imperfect tense in English” (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6575.0)
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5. Use and Misuse “Getting rid of wordy beginnings for our writing” (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6969.0)
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6. Going Deeper Into Language: “When faulty logic overrides good grammar and semantics” (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7034.0)
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7. Students’ Sounding Board: “Retrospective on Rizal’s 156th Birth Anniversary” (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=6933.0)
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8. Advice and Dissent: “Don't be hoodwinked by numbers, for they may carry big untruths (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=927.0)
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9. Language Humor at its Finest: “26 paraprosdokians to perk up what might be a so-so day” (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1961.0)
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10. Your Thoughts Exactly: “Friendships chiseled so deeply in our mind” by Angel Casillan, Forum Contributor (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1900.0)
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11. My Media English Watch: “Getting acclimatized to Philippine weather terminology” (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7006.0)
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12. Essay by Jose A.Carillo: “Noble thoughts in similar jeopardy” (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=21.0)
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13. Time Out From English Grammar: “Bill Gates funds developer of feed additive that reduces cow burps and farts” (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=8747.0)
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14. Advice and Dissent: “Human genome research casts doubt on Adam and Eve story” (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=1702.0)
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15. Essay by Jose A. Carillo: “The power of wordplay” (http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=353.0)
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Click this link to earlier Playdate features! (https://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=353.0)
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