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		<title>The Rules of the Sneaky Serial Comma</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Garland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If there was ever a piece of punctuation to give us all fits, it’s the comma. When do you use it? When are you using it too much? Do I need a comma there? Correct comma usage causes endless questions simply because there are so many rules. Let’s worry about one comma in particular – the serial, or Oxford, comma. It’s the most controversial of]]></description>
		
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		<title>Messy Subjects and Verbs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Garland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This morning, as I worked with my kids at school, I realized just how often subjects and verbs get complicated and mismatched. This happens most frequently when you have more than one noun in the subject in the sentence. Consider the following: One of the boys jump over the fence. One of the boys jumps over the fence. Which one is correct? Let's dissect them]]></description>
		
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		<title>Idiotic Idioms</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Garland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While we all love a good colloquialism, there is most certainly too much of a good thing at times. Idioms, or those charming expressions that don’t make any sense to anyone outside of your area, can be overused. We’ve done a bit on the more offensive and odd slang in the (American) English language, but there are plenty of more polite, if occasionally idiotic, expressions]]></description>
		
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		<title>Yay! It&#8217;s Yeah and Yea!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Garland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is driving me crazy. I just got an email with the subject, “Yeah a Birthday Baby is Born”. I’m not sure the sender (who is not known for her grammatical prowess) meant to sound as sarcastic as the teenagers we teach, but to someone who knows the difference between “yeah”, “yea” and “yay”, she did. And just what is the difference? If you don’t]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tricky Words: Past, Passed, Except and Accept</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Garland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the last week, two tricky word patterns have made it to my attention. This is particularly interesting since I’m not in the classroom over the summer, where I usually am assaulted by word problems. Here are my most recent scenarios: Scenario 1: The Email for Past and Passed I was asked via email about the words “past” and “passed.” The writer wanted to know]]></description>
		
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		<title>Slang and Other Nonsense in the English Language</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Garland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There was a request in the comments of a previous post about understanding and using more idioms in the English language. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to dig into some of the slang and other odious expressions we bandy about – you know, the crap we say – or the words we speak that really don’t make much sense. A quick warning – if]]></description>
		
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		<title>Using Academic Language to Improve English</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Garland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is a strong correlation between how well you know your native language and how well you can write in English – at least formally. In essence, being highly educated in one language will make it far easier to become proficient in the English language. The root of this is the academic language that is surprisingly common throughout the world languages. Take the word “academic”:]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Garland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here. Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, got some adverbs here. Come on down to Lolly's, get the adverbs here! I’ll admit I’ve used it in the classroom more than a few times although I don’t know how much good Schoolhouse Rock really does to teach teenagers anything about the parts of speech. Don’t know what I’m talking about when I refer]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pronouns, Antecedents and Other Quirks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Garland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 12:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here’s one you don’t think about all the time – do your pronouns match your antecedents? Consider the following sentence I used today in class: The squirrel attacked him, and he was frightened. Yes, yes – the old attacking squirrel trick. Subject aside, the pronouns are words like him and he. The antecedent in this case is the squirrel or an anonymous him. That’s the]]></description>
		
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		<title>Red Flags for ESL Writers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Garland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Those writers who speak English as their second (or third, or fourth) language can come from any country, culture or background, so everyone experiences different sorts of issues in their writing that stand out to native audiences. Believe me, the natives aren’t perfect either. Understand, of course, that native audiences aren’t always right, and they certainly aren’t perfect, but if you’re working for US-based clients]]></description>
		
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