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Clauses

April 4, 2011May 2, 2017 lucycrippsLeave a Comment on Clauses

Let’s go reeeaaalllly slowly. First off: all (proper!) sentences need at least one clause. What on earth is a clause? […]

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Beautiful sentences

January 27, 2011May 1, 2017 lucycripps5 Comments on Beautiful sentences

What’s the loveliest sentence in the English language? “And I shall go on talking in a low voice while the […]

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internet or Internet?

December 31, 2010May 2, 2017 lucycrippsLeave a Comment on internet or Internet?

Back in the day, the internet wasn’t considered a proper noun, so wasn’t capitalised.

Blog, Business/Formal Writing, Grammar, Language, Writing, Writing Resources common noun, does internet need a capital, how to spell internet, internet, proper noun

What a week

October 15, 2010May 2, 2017 lucycrippsLeave a Comment on What a week

And that wraps up my first week lecturing at the University of Salzburg. It’s been thrilling putting my brain back […]

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Fringe funnies

August 23, 2010May 2, 2017 lucycrippsLeave a Comment on Fringe funnies

This summer’s Fringe Festival spawned a plethora of funnies: here are the best of them according to the judges. Which […]

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Man Booker Dozen

July 29, 2010May 2, 2017 lucycrippsLeave a Comment on Man Booker Dozen

Preparing for my MA and for teaching advanced writing and creative writing (prose) from October I have been bathing in […]

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Great writing resources

July 1, 2010May 1, 2017 lucycrippsLeave a Comment on Great writing resources

With my Linked:HR moderator hat on I was asked for a list of my favourite website resources, so I thought […]

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Just a FYI – ‘favourite’ is spelled ‘favorite’ without the ‘u’.

April 22, 2010May 2, 2017 lucycrippsLeave a Comment on Just a FYI – ‘favourite’ is spelled ‘favorite’ without the ‘u’.

Would you believe this is exactly what was sent to me in an email last week!? After I finished chuckling […]

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Tea break English

December 3, 2009May 2, 2017 lucycrippsLeave a Comment on Tea break English

I was flicking through an old school book of mine earlier and stumbled across this little poem, the original was […]

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What the ~*^%!?

December 2, 2009May 2, 2017 lucycrippsLeave a Comment on What the ~*^%!?

It’s undeniable, things happen every day that can drive you to distraction. However, should venting frustration, annoyance or pain not […]

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