tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44068338257838693992024-03-19T05:07:50.144+01:00Good Ear EnglishJoe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.comBlogger262125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-47253093448365573382012-12-13T17:42:00.002+01:002012-12-13T17:42:39.906+01:00Grammar NazisMore than one "<a href="http://paintingthegreyarea.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/literacy-privilege/">right way</a>" to speak English?Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-17508960688745751062012-12-06T09:52:00.000+01:002012-12-06T09:52:00.142+01:00A Short Story by Steven Millhauser"<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2012/12/10/121210fi_fiction_millhauser?currentPage=all">A Voice in the Night</a>"Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-80304992611666840742012-11-22T13:06:00.000+01:002012-11-22T13:06:10.995+01:00Happy Thanksgiving!Here's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2iv7QufAn0">Charlie Brown</a> celebrating reluctantly...Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-5614193622028447762012-11-19T20:10:00.000+01:002012-11-19T20:10:25.172+01:00How I Learned to Speak AmericanEven English people have trouble learning <a href="http://thedabbler.co.uk/2012/11/how-i-learned-to-speak-american/">American</a>Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-90606340311853834572012-11-15T10:50:00.006+01:002012-11-15T10:50:57.368+01:00Last Call for the Postscript?Is the use of <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324735104578117193149868504.html">P.S.</a> over in the email era?Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-69447702794175452762012-11-12T22:24:00.004+01:002012-11-12T22:24:47.274+01:00Practice with Verb TensesHere are two websites I recommended to some students who wanted practice conjugating verbs correctly in English:<a href="http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html"> #1</a>, <a href="http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-79464.php">#2</a>Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-34454982012917052382012-11-08T21:44:00.000+01:002012-11-08T21:44:16.870+01:00The Best Read Man in America<a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2012/11/07/book-shopping-with-the-best-read-man-in-america/">Michael Dirda</a>Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-60848508318422151522012-11-01T17:51:00.005+01:002012-11-01T17:51:57.008+01:00Symphony in SlangTex Avery <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x45xby_mgm-cartoon-symphony-in-slang-1951_shortfilms">cartoon</a> on idiomsJoe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-1990065473086058812012-11-01T14:42:00.000+01:002012-11-01T14:42:07.505+01:00The Island Where People Forget to DieWhat I learned from <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/magazine/the-island-where-people-forget-to-die.html?pagewanted=all&src=longreads&_r=0&pagewanted=print">this article</a>: take naps and drink wine. Yeah!Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-29685496640927400382012-10-18T13:47:00.003+02:002012-10-18T13:48:41.487+02:00The Chaos of English PronunciationThis guy is a little strange, but his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1edPxKqiptw&feature=related">video</a> might make you feel better if you are struggling with pronunciation in English.Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-77942517222874603692012-09-25T15:16:00.003+02:002012-09-25T15:16:38.934+02:0050 States in 50 Photos<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/09/america-50-states-in-50-photos/100372/">Photos</a>Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-37291223514815190312012-09-24T15:18:00.000+02:002012-09-24T15:18:05.376+02:00"The Wire" and TV's PotentialAn <a href="http://thoughtcatalog.com/2010/hbo-television-art-the-wire-obama-omar/">interpretation</a> of the TV series "The Wire" and a riff on the potential value of television...<br />
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Another interpretation from the same place on the latest <a href="http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/dark-knight-ethics-is-evil-nesscary/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ThoughtCatalog+%28Thought+Catalog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Batman film</a>Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-18421971424077789842012-09-21T09:49:00.003+02:002012-09-21T09:49:56.712+02:00Short Story by Tobias Wolf"<a href="https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ro/www/LiteratureandMedicineInitiative/20080304/bullet.pdf">Bullet in the Brain</a>" (pdf)Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-24185089255027615042012-09-19T15:10:00.001+02:002012-09-19T15:12:06.991+02:00"Hello Everybody"Short <a href="http://recommendedreading.tumblr.com/post/31395275308/am-homes-hello-everybody?src=longreads">story</a> by A.M. HomesJoe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-70228466440732642452012-09-05T11:10:00.002+02:002012-09-05T11:11:24.652+02:00How to Live Practically Forever<a href="http://thehairpin.com/2012/08/how-to-live-practically-forever">Non-fiction</a> from Jesslyn ShieldsJoe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-18146116581744365672012-09-03T12:23:00.004+02:002012-09-05T11:11:58.991+02:00Short story in the Historical-Fantasy-Epistolary genres"<a href="http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/08/men-who-wish-to-drown">Men Who Wish to Drown</a>" by Elizabeth FamaJoe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-56194547801238071112012-08-26T09:03:00.004+02:002012-08-26T09:03:50.047+02:00English Language and UsageA <a href="http://english.stackexchange.com/">question and answer site</a> about the English languageJoe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-78231223866355248082012-08-25T16:51:00.000+02:002012-08-25T16:51:25.504+02:00The Importance of Mothers"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/opinion/men-who-needs-them.html?gwh=B53FAB11BE3D14B00DB17558E80E98E0">Men</a>, Who Needs Them?"Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-91742984959103539722012-08-24T18:23:00.004+02:002012-08-24T18:24:04.248+02:00Back to School Short Story"<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2012/08/27/120827fi_fiction_munro?currentPage=all&src=longreads">Amundsen</a>" by Alice MunroJoe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-15300109052674555852012-08-03T23:21:00.001+02:002012-08-25T16:52:21.868+02:00Short Story from Gabriel Garcia Marquez"<a href="http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/bluedog.html">Eyes of a Blue Dog</a>"Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-22059355226150462472012-07-21T14:14:00.005+02:002012-07-21T14:14:59.844+02:00Big Data on CampusTracking <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/education/edlife/colleges-awakening-to-the-opportunities-of-data-mining.html?pagewanted=all">students</a> at schoolJoe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-2362190973451884692012-07-19T14:58:00.001+02:002012-07-19T14:58:42.276+02:00The Grimms' Fairy TalesAn interesting article about the history and interpretation of the brothers' <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2012/07/23/120723crbo_books_acocella?currentPage=all">tales</a>...Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-73594774329807054712012-07-15T15:23:00.002+02:002012-07-15T15:23:33.306+02:00Changes in the English LanguageThe ever changing <a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/a-matter-of-fashion/">fashions</a> of the English languageJoe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-84100702887064395602012-05-30T12:15:00.003+02:002012-05-30T12:15:46.725+02:00A love story for spring..."<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2012/05/21/120521fi_fiction_meloy?currentPage=all">The Proxy Marriage</a>" by Maile MeloyJoe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406833825783869399.post-86300389682246143542012-05-15T09:22:00.000+02:002012-05-15T09:22:06.713+02:00Celebrating Stories about Courageous Girls<a href="http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/05/a-mighty-girl/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"></a><a href="http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/05/a-mighty-girl/">A Mighty Girl</a>Joe Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14485636615271743652noreply@blogger.com0