Happy New Year! According to my quick internet search over 45% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions every year. Unfortunately, most don’t fulfil them very long! Perhaps this occurs because we don’t really understand what the word resolution means? I’m going to take a deeper look at resolution and its other derivatives in today’s post. […]
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Start Anew Idioms
5 Useful Idioms for 2017 Wipe the slate clean (or start with a clean slate) History: Back in the days before tablets and the internet, in the 14th century students wrote in class on slate boards (preview to the chalk board, preview to the white board, preview to today’s technology!) with chalk. At the end […]
Mini-Blog About Advice
Mini-Blog About Advice Mrs. C, can you help me…? Advice is something I’m often asked to give. Let’s be clear that I am only an expert in college writing and ESL language usage. I’ve studied the topic and taught others for many years. I’ve learned effective techniques and I know my grammar rules. I am […]
Practice Makes Better
It’s almost a new year and it’s time for my new goal. This year I will consistently maintain a blog. I’ve started one before, but it fell by the wayside when I got to busy. This is my first post, my practice post for the blog. Here, I am learning how it will look, how […]