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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Elope X – Spring
SDAŠ is proud to announce a new volume of its academic journal ELOPE (Vol. X – Spring). If you would like a printed issue, please write to our treasurer Andrej Stopar. SDAŠ members and the authors of the articles will … Continue reading
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10. strokovni posvet Bralnega društva Slovenije
Posredujemo vabilo Bralnega društva Slovenije: Vabilo na 10. strokovni posvet Bralnega društva Slovenije “TUDI MI BEREMO. Različni bralci z različnimi potrebami”, ki bo v ponedeljek, 9. septembra 2013, v Klubu CD, Cankarjev dom v Ljubljani, Prešernova cesta 10 Spoštovani! Bralno … Continue reading
Language Note of the Week 40
This is the final note for this academic year, and it’s an odd one because it has to do with a single word. That said, the odd Language Note has of course been lexical. The word is “odd.” “Canada sent … Continue reading
Language Note of the Week 39
This is a follow-up to last week’s Note. If you are talking about the European Union, say, “European Union.” “Slovenia is in Europe” is obvious. “Switzerland is not in Europe” is a bizarre statement. “Croatia is going to Europe” is … Continue reading
Language Note of the Week 38
As I have already mentioned in many of my classes and in Writing Short Literature Essays, you want each paragraph of your essay to look forward. Let’s try that again. As mentioned in Writing Short Literature Essays, you want… When … Continue reading
Language Note of the Week 37
Colons cause problems. In 101 English Tips, I wrote: a) a colon “shouts out that an example or summary is about to follow.” b) “Another colon tip: when continuing to write after a colon in your sentence, it is often … Continue reading
Language Note of the Week 36
Two short and simple ones this week: 1) 1970s. Not: a) 1970ies (wrong) b) 1970’s (wrong; what can a decade own?) c) in the 70s of the previous decade (too long) d) 70s (fine if the WHEN is clear. In … Continue reading