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European Journal of English Studies, CALL FOR PAPERS FOR VOLUME 22, Approaches to Old Age

Approaches to Old Age Guest Editors: Sarah Falcus (Huddersfield) and Maricel Oró Piqueras (Lleida)   The final decades of the twentieth century saw the rise of humanistic or cultural gerontology, and this has continued apace into the twenty-first century. Interest … Continue reading

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European Journal of English Studies, CALL FOR PAPERS FOR VOLUME 22, Global Responses to the ‘War on Terror’

Global Responses to the ‘War on Terror’ Guest editors: Michael C. Frank (Düsseldorf) and Pavan Kumar Malreddy (Goethe University Frankfurt)   This issue proposes a thematic shift from the widely discussed traumatic impact of the 11 September 2001 attacks themselves … Continue reading

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Vol 12, No 2 (2015) of ELOPE was put online

Dear contributors to ELOPE, dear members of SDAŠ, and dear friends,   It is with great pleasure that we inform you that Vol 12, No 2 (2015) of ELOPE was put online in December 2015. You can view and download … Continue reading

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SDAŠ Conference 2016: M@king It New In English Studies

Dear friends and followers, we are very pleased to announce a call for papers for the 2016 SDAŠ conference: CALL FOR PAPERS Geopolitical shifts, rapid advances in technology and fluid socio-cultural paradigms are only a few symptoms of our time. … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: ELOPE Vol. 13, No.1 – Thematic Issue on Words and Music

We are pleased to announce another call for papers with a special topic, this time on Words and Music: ELOPE is planning to publish a thematic issue on the relationship between words and music, and the place of that relationship … Continue reading

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Publication of the latest issue of ELOPE

Dear members and friends of the Slovene Association for the Study of English, We are delighted to announce the publication of the latest issue of ELOPE (Vol. 12, No. 1, 2015, Ljubljana University Press). The special issue “Cultural Encounters with … Continue reading

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Language Tip 36 (2014-15)

How vs. what…like These two expressions are sometimes interchangeable and sometimes not: How are you? What is she like? The media tell us what the perfect body looks like. / The media tell us how the perfect body looks. It … Continue reading

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Language Tip 35 (2014-15)

either vs. as well/too Spot the error in these sentences: “I don’t like vanilla ice cream and I don’t like chocolate cake too.” “We are not disinclined to accepting the changes, and our customers are not adverse to the changes … Continue reading

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Language Tip 34 (2014-15)

Take note vs. take notes “Take note of this tip; take notes if you need help remembering.” “To take note of something” means to pay attention to it. E.g. “I took note of his advice, but I still ignored it.” … Continue reading

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Language Tip 33 (2014-15)

Get vs. acquire; get vs. become “Get” and “acquire” are not interchangeable, because “acquire” means specifically to gain possession of and is normally not used with things you cannot actually have and hold, such as attention. CORRECT: “I finally got … Continue reading

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