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Resources: Passive Voice a la Geoffrey Pullum
A recent LingEducator post on passive voice provided a number of links to sites that offered help for those trying to learn to identify this verbal inflection. LingEducator isn’t the only grammar blog with concerns about the way that passive voice … Continue reading
Language News: Subject, Meet Verb – NYTimes.com
Phillip B. Corbett writes on grammar, usage, and style for the New York Times. In this piece, he shows how even professional writers violate prescriptive rules on subject/verb agreement. Although his editorial advice is good, it’s worth noting that the … Continue reading
Classroom Activities: Kinetic Typography of Stephen Fry’s Language
Stephen Fry (as featured in the previous post with House‘s Hugh Laurie) has eloquently written on the subject of language, and Matt Rogers has set Fry’s voice in motion through a process called Kinetic Typography. The mesmerizing combination of Fry’s … Continue reading
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