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Confessions of an English Major: January 2013
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Confessions of an English Major. How I became an English major. Monday, January 7, 2013. Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence. Leave it to the ONION to point out the ridiculous nature of editorial squabbles. I wonder whether it all depends on which style guide you used in your first job? Chicago for me.I just have to add serial (Oxford) commas wherever I can! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago M.
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I'm Just Me: February 2011
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Monday, February 21, 2011. So You Think Teachers are Paid too Much, Aye? Are you sick of highly paid teachers? Teachers' hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or10 months a year! It's time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do - babysit! We can get that for less than minimum wage. Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their children. Now how many students do they teach in a day.maybe 30? So that's $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day. I love wh...
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I'm Just Me: A Month to be Thankful
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011. A Month to be Thankful. Each day leading up to Thanksgiving, I am posting a reason I am thankful on my facebook page. I thought it would be nice to have them all in one place, so I will add them here, as I add them there. Day 1: . for having friends that help me focus on the positive. Day 2: . that I can go to work and enjoy my day. Yes, it is stressful. But I LOVE my job, and wouldn't be happy doing anything else. Day 8: . for social networking. Not only does it allow...Never...
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Confessions of an English Major: May 2013
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Confessions of an English Major. How I became an English major. Friday, May 17, 2013. Studying English makes you wildly successful. Yes, I do believe that. It's now been 27 years since I graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with my B.A. in English (holy Beowulf! Studying English helps you in the following ways:. Makes you look at the forest as well as the trees, as you critically assess poetry, fiction, and nonfiction and try to determine its meaning- I think I'm out of practice with this now!
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Confessions of an English Major: March 2012
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Confessions of an English Major. How I became an English major. Thursday, March 15, 2012. Best part about being a writer? Ability to work from home. Ability to work from home. Thursday nights feel like Fridays to me, because I always work from home on Fridays. This mobile advantage is one of the best perks about working where I do. I've been working from home on Fridays ever since coming off of maternity leave after having Kieran (so nearly 9 years ago). I love it. Labels: working from home. They are rec...
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Confessions of an English Major: Don't forget that all-important "L"!!!
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Confessions of an English Major. How I became an English major. Monday, May 21, 2012. Don't forget that all-important "L"! Working at an environmental consulting firm with lots of PUBLIC clients, I've seen a lot of similar typos. This is pretty bad. The University of Texas (unlimited possibilities- haha! Printed this egregious typo. In its commencement program: "The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Pubic. Another frequent typo with our. Clients is inadvertently forgetting the "O" in "County.".
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Confessions of an English Major: English majors: hot new hires?
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Confessions of an English Major. How I became an English major. Saturday, November 23, 2013. English majors: hot new hires? So says an article by Bruna Martinuzzi in openforum.com. She likes to hire people with humanities degrees and believes that more hiring managers are doing the same. More savvy leaders are realizing the value of excellent writing and communication skills in this era of texting and Twitter. The ability to write simply, elegantly, and without jargon is truly going downhill.
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I'm Just Me: It's Been a Long While...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014. It's Been a Long While. Life has certainly gotten in the way of me and writing in a blog, which is a good thing! That being said, I have a feeling I'll be popping on a bit more often- at least more than once a few years. There's a lot of great things happening in my life to share, but they are also tapping into some emotions I thought I had left behind. Now is not the time to dive into, as I have to get ready for work.but more than likely, I'll be back soon. Fun Blogs I Read.
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Confessions of an English Major: Why the world needs English majors
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Confessions of an English Major. How I became an English major. Monday, March 4, 2013. Why the world needs English majors. I love Buzzfeed. Read these "things you should avoid". And learn why everyone needs an editor! For example, this:. Working as an editor/writer in an environmental consulting firm, I've seen my share of "pubic" and "cunty" errors! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Why the world needs English majors. Every Day Is a Miracle. The Rainbow Comes and Goes.
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