Tangential Learning! It's all about what you learn after you know it all. :-)
13/12/2013
Weekend grammar debate...."three friends is enough"......... :-) http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/112109/plural-or-singular-when-stating-that-an-amount-is-enough
Plural or singular when stating that an amount is enough A colleague of mine corrected the following sentence in a text I had written: A handful of iterations was generally enough for convergence. According to her it should be: A handful of iterations
13/12/2013
Because this...? :-P
English grammar is changing...because Internet - CBS News The Internet has forced two changes onto the English language recently, including turning "because" into a preposition
13/12/2013
The Samsung hub is an ever increasing set of educational content and services that is set to rival Apple’s iTunesU. :-)))
How to choose an Android tablet for teaching English Matt Steele, a specialist digital publishing consultant, looks at the use of Android tablets in the classroom and gives his tips on what to look for when purchasing devices. There are now Android a...
10/12/2013
What happens to English Language when you send 109.5 messages a day? :-))) http://genyu.net/2013/12/03/texting-not-quite-the-murderer-of-the-english-language/
Texting: Not Quite the Murderer of the English Language | GeNYU Admit it. It’s everywhere. During a church service, on a drive to school, in a movie theater, and even out on a date. Texting has invaded nearly every
10/12/2013
Grammar Mistakes made in GRE, GMAT, LSAT and MCAT Papers :-(((
http://osu.uloop.com/news/view.php/106253/grammar-mistakes-college
9 Most Annoying Grammar Mistakes that College Students Make | Ohio State News This article is brought to you by Kaplan, the leader in test preparation for over 90 standardized tests including the GRE, GMAT, LSAT and MCAT
10/12/2013
The proofreading software service Grammarly looks at 3 of the world's biggest brand battles and see how the grammar on the competitors' LinkedIn pages stacked up: :-)))))
Coca-Cola had 0.9 writing mistakes/100 words vs. Pepsi's 3.6 writing mistakes/100 words
Google had 1.1 errors/100 words vs. Facebook's 4.3 errors/100 words
Ford had 0.5 errors/100 words vs. GM's 1.3 errors/100 words
http://www.seattlepi.com/technology/businessinsider/article/How-Pepsi-s-Grammar-Errors-In-Social-Media-Hurt-5041631.php
How Pepsi's Grammar Errors In Social Media Hurt Its Fight Against Coke According to a recent study, customers value proper grammar more than anything else in their social media interactions with brands. London agency Disruptive Communications took a poll of 1,003 British consumers this past July and asked them what factor would most likely damage their opinion of a bra...
04/12/2013
English for Employability http://newindianexpress.com/education/student/Teaching-English-for-Employability/2013/11/29/article1917056.ece
Teaching English for Employability - The New Indian Express I am typing this column on the eve of a UGC-sponsored international conference on Teaching English for Employability, organised by Annammal College of Education for Women, Thoothukudi, in which I am the moderator for a panel discussion on The ESL Classroom: Empowering Learners for the Workplace. The...
04/12/2013
¿Does the English Language Need Upside-Down Punctuation? Word, word, word, word, word, punctuation mark. This is how we read. Sometimes there are more words, or fewer. Occasionally additional marks—commas, em-dashes—enter the mix. But that’s pretty much how it works. We read the words in order and then, boom, punctuation mark. We move on to the next sente...
04/12/2013
That's Cool! http://www.doorcountyadvocate.com/article/20131130/ADV01/311300197/English-Language-Arts-classes-receive-Chromebooks
English Language Arts classes to receive Chromebooks Sturgeon Bay English Language Arts (ELA) middle and high school students will have new Chromebooks to use during class starting Monday.
04/12/2013
Stop Butchering The English Language - InformationWeek Solutioning, diarizing, and zerotasking have lurched into the business lexicon -- but must go, says a former CIO. Weigh in with your own linguistic peeves.
04/12/2013
British Council certification now available with English on Mobile in India English on Mobile was relaunched recently as part of British Council’s digital learning initiative for India
04/12/2013
Students urged to practice foreign tongue - Headlines, features, photo and videos from... Students urged to practice foreign tongue