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Tag Archives: English
Because That’s The Rule
Many years ago when my daughter was just three years old and hadn’t started school yet, I thought it would be fun to teach her Armenian at home. Merely the basics, starting with the alphabet, and then why not spelling … Continue reading
The Only Thing I Don’t Worry About Is Spelling
From the moment I post an article on my blog until I post the next one I am constantly thinking and worrying. I fret about the content, about my paragraphs and sentences, about the words I have used, about structure, … Continue reading
Simple Or Complex Sentences
Are you a fan of writing long sentences or do you prefer to always write short and simple ones? I am not an advocate of English grammar. In fact I don’t think I would be able to list some of … Continue reading
Have English Courses Killed Literature
Years ago while I was a student in university I wanted to take a course in English as an elective. Not knowing exactly which one to take, I went and met with the dean of the department. After I mentioned … Continue reading
Books Can Be Dangerous
William Styron wrote: “A good book should leave you… slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.” Have you ever thought how books, whether good or bad, whether we like them or not, change our lives? We … Continue reading
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She’s A Real
“But the fact is, she [the muse] won’t be summoned. She alights when it damn well pleases her. She falls in love with one artist, then deserts him for another. She’s a real bitch!” Erica Jong Have you seen the movie … Continue reading
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Greater Is The Art Of Ending
“Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending.” Longfellow Years ago, after reading my short story in my first writing class, the teacher asked, “Why this ending?” “Because while I was still writing I realized … Continue reading
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The Plot Is Simply
“All human happiness and misery take the form of action.” Aristotle Since my young years as a student in high school, I have underlined and highlighted words, sentences, paragraphs and pages of description, characterization, scenes and setting from the different … Continue reading
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Why The Hell Aren’t You Home Writing
Word has it that a Nobel Laureate told a group of writers standing beside a bar that, within a radius of one mile, there were at least a hundred better writers than any of us; the difference between us as … Continue reading
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The Right Word And The Almost Right Word
“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” Mark Twain The other day while I was writing my daughter came into my room. She asked if I was busy, and … Continue reading
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