Saturday, March 13, 2010

A new audio file on English usage

A new audio file on English usage has been posted on our English class site.

Please listen to it if you can, consider the points made, and submit your thoughts, if you have any, as responses to this message.
  1. Should English usage be described or prescribed? What difference would that choice make to the development of the language?
  2. Can you think of a turn of phrase that has evolved during your lifetime? Is it something you would use?
  3. Did you find any instances of synesis in this recording? Did it sound wrong or right?
  4. What's wrong with using the built-in grammar checker in MS Word?

In class on Wednesday, several things came up in discussion which led to adding resources to our classroom, something I intend to do -- as soon as someone can remind me what they were. I did ask at the time to be reminded of them if I forgot. Does anyone remember?

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