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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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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Vabilo na redno letno skupščino SDAŠ

VABILO Spoštovani člani Slovenskega društva za angleške študije, Vljudno vas vabim, da se udeležite redne letne skupščine SDAŠ, ki bo v petek 12. 12. 2014 ob 15.30 v sobi 31 (pritličje desno, Prevajalski oddelek) na Filozofski fakulteti, Aškerčeva 2, Ljubljana. … Continue reading

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Language Tip 8 (2014-15)

Who vs. that Some people claim that relative clauses which relate to persons should only be introduced by “who” and never by “that,” although the latter option is in fact very common. According to this logic, the following is WRONG: … Continue reading

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Language Tip 7 (2014-15)

Quoting. Quoting is not a get-out-syntax-free card. When you integrate quoted words into your sentence, your “combined” sentence has to be grammatical. This is nonsense: In “Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known” Wordsworth uses the symbol of the moon … Continue reading

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