Friday, January 29, 2010

Another Salinger Article

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This New York Times article about Salinger is excellent.
Thursday, January 28, 2010

J. D. Salinger, author of 'Catcher in the Rye,' dies

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Maybe now we'll find out what Salinger has been writing all these years. Check out this story from The Washington Post: J. D. Salinger, ...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Don't Blame Yourself if You Can't Understand Theorists

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I just had to share this. Ever wonder why we can't understand some theorists? Dieter Freundlieb in Poetics Today (16.2) notes that ...
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Proof: Plain English is Best

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In 2005, Science Daily reported on a study by psychologist David M. Oppenheimer that using big words without need makes people think you...
Friday, January 8, 2010

Great Comic on Misspelling

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" Ten Words You Need to Stop Misspelling " by The Oatmeal .
Friday, December 11, 2009

UTB/TSC Academic Journal Now Online

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The first issue of the Journal of South Texas English Studies is now online. Check it out.

Gifting You With Curious Information

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This from today's e-Newsletter by Grammar Girl : People have told me they find the verb "gifting" annoying and wonder why o...

Site for Funny and Frightening Editing Errors

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Regret the Error reports on media corrections, retractions, apologies, clarifications and trends regarding accuracy and honesty in the pres...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Google Meets Harry Potter — Well Not Quite!

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Nearly midnight on Saturday evening two weeks ago I was given a personal tour of the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. I was at my cous...
Monday, November 30, 2009

Texas A & M-Commerce 18th Annual English Graduate Conference in English

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Just received this from Dr. Lackey - another fairly local conference to consider submitting to and possibly attending - get those lines on y...