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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Language Tip 12 (2014-15)
Holidays are a linguistic pain. This is because so much time passes between Good Fridays and All Hallows’ Eves and Victoria Days for you to forget what you said and spelled last time. The Chicago Manual or Style says, “The … Continue reading
Language Tip 11 (2014-15)
Do not start sentences with “This + verb” (e.g. “This is a massive generalization…” “This sounds glib…”; “This runs counter to…”; “This is troublesome…”). This tip is a massive generalization. This advice sounds glib, but it’s an easy way to … Continue reading
ELOPE Vol. XI – Autumn (Journal Eds. Smiljana Komar and Uroš Mozetič, Volume Ed. Andrej Stopar)
We are proud to announce the new issue of the academic journal ELOPE (English Language Overseas Perspectives and Enquiries). ELOPE Vol. XI – Autumn (Journal Eds. Smiljana Komar and Uroš Mozetič, Volume Ed. Andrej Stopar) is already available on-line (http://www.sdas.edus.si/vol11-2.html) … Continue reading
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Tagged academic journal, ELOPE, English studies, publications, reading, SDAŠ, Smiljana Komar, Stopar
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Blagajnik SDAŠ in članarina 2014
Spoštovane članice in spoštovani člani društva SDAŠ, obveščamo vas, da je blagajniško funkcijo v SDAŠ 12. 12. 2014 prevzela dr. Franja Lipovšek. Hkrati vam sporočamo, da se je v preteklem tednu začela distribucija jesenske številke revije ELOPE, ki ji je … Continue reading
Language Tip 10 (2014-15)
“bare” vs. “bear” Both of these words have several meanings, but “bear” is the one that means “to carry”; “bare” is normally used when referring to someone or something devoid of clothes, plants, etc. A few examples: Mussorgsky’s “Night on … Continue reading
Language Tip 9 (2014-15)
One of us was taught in high school that “like” should not precede an example: “I saw many fruits like oranges and apples and pears” supposedly meant “I saw many fruits THAT HAD A DISTINCT RESEMBLANCE TO oranges and apples … Continue reading
25th Conference on British and American Studies Timișoara, Romania – 21-23 May 2015
25th Conference on British and American Studies Timișoara, Romania – 21-23 May 2015 Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2015 The English Department of the Faculty of Letters, University of Timișoara, is pleased to announce its 25th international conference on British … Continue reading
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