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English grammar, word usages, and related topics.
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Draft standards for English teaching in America
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A draft of "Common Core State Standards" for "English language arts", "literacy in history/social studies and science", and math in American schools is available for public comment at [link] Comments are accepted till Friday, April 2. These will form the basis of the standards in 48 states. Since some... more »
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I really regret having to treat
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1. I really regret having to treat him kindly at the concert last week. 2. I really regret having had to treat him kindly at the concert last week. IMO, both correct, but writers who write the first are obfuscating, IMO, and complicate the parsing/iterations for the reader, as the first reading of it is contemporaneous (present time), and one realizes... more »
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The perpetual calendar
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...If you leave early, you could wander but still easily get there on time. (Joshu's Moo)
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Mandala and Word in Psychology
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The language of psychology presents new examples of what might be an old, unrecognised type of utterance. Words have meanings in a context, and where there is only a word then a context is mentally seconded to it. Words can be placed in an unlimited number of contexts and their resulting meanings are delivered through statements, questions, or... more »
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The perpetual calendar
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...Very well, then. If you right click on an empty section and get a menu that goes "Toolbars || Cascade Window | Show Windows Stacked ... ", you have just clicked the Task Bar rather than the Quick Launch Bar. Once again the QL Bar is a toolbar with the Task Bar. Have you been able to make the QL Bar wider?... more »
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