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Can We Conversate?
As the lead instructor of a federally-funded program many years ago, my manager walked into the office, looked at my desk and exclaimed, “You know, a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind!” I looked at him and … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy Fun, It's part of the language!, Real life
Tagged collegiate, English, Harvard, Joan Rivers, Part of the Language, speech
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Good Beginnings
“Call me Ishmael . . .” Herman Melville, Moby Dick. “These are the times that try men’s souls.” Thomas Paine, Common Sense. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .” Charles Dickens, A … Continue reading
Posted in It's part of the language!, Real life
Tagged colonies, English, Great White Whale, life, literature, reader, revolution
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