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2008-11-14 reading: Zoe, Reading skills are like sports skills or musical skills. The more you practice the better you become. Read everything and anything you can get your hands on: magazines, books, essays, directions...
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2008-11-13 Political Office Title: Duane, Since President-Elect is a more significant title than Senator (there are 100 of them and only one Elect), I would use President-Elect Barak Obama in all references to his name until January...
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2008-11-13 use of numerics and captilization: Alna, Unless it is somehow a proper noun (like a title) used as an adjective to modify "notices," I see no reason for it to be capitalized. If it is deemed to be "proper," then I would assume the words...
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2008-11-12 Usage of word: Amber, Sorry to say, but he is right....weren't is correct. The key word in the sentence is "if" since it introduces contrary to fact or the subjective mood. In the declarative mood we use I was...
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2008-11-09 there is vs. there are: Christa, 1. The keyword in this sentence is group, the subject which is a collective noun (one group) making it singular. Note the adjective "a" that modifies it, reinforces that it is singular. Thus...
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