Food for Thought - May 2004
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Webgrammar's Food for Thought - ISSN: 1530-034X
Editor and Publisher: Judy Vorfeld
mailto:judyvorfeld@webgrammar.com URL: http://www.webgrammar.com
May 2004
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CONTENTS
Note from Judy
Windows Keystroke & Tips - Copy and Paste
Complimentary Endorsement - The New England Carousel Museum
Did you Know - Punctuation for closely linked nouns
Recommendations
Education
Grammar
References
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NOTE FROM JUDY
* I want to thank those of you who change or delete your email addresses in
one of the subscription boxes on my website. This saves me from having to
delete them manually. How does this happen? Each month I have a large number
of newsletters that bounce. It could be that the subscriber's mailbox is full,
that the address no longer exists, or that I don't have permission to send to
this address. Which I do, since all subscriptions have an opt-in feature.
* Recently I've been receiving many messages from Vietnam asking me to send
lessons. These people, along with many others, want to speak better everyday
English. I've sent links to some good sites, including www.dailygrammar.com,
but wondered what you would recommend for any people (including Americans) who
want to take lessons to improve their English.
Send ideas to me at mailto:judyvorfeld@webgrammar.com
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WINDOWS KEYSTROKES & TIPS - Copy and Paste
This is an all-time favorite that works in any Windows program. First,
select the text you want to copy, then use the keystroke Ctrl+C. Then,
go to the destination, click the cursor once to get the area ready, and
use the keystroke Ctrl+V. It's asy to do the keystrokes with your left
hand while your right hand stays on the mouse.
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-- COMPLIMENTARY ENDORSEMENT --
The New England Carousel Museum, a non-profit organization, houses one
of the largest collections of antique carousel pieces in the country.
You can experience the "Golden Age of the Carousel" on your own, or with
tour guides who will share with you the colorful history and development
of the hand-carved animals that have found their place in America's rich
folk art history. The museum is honored to have been selected by the City
of Hartford to manage the Bushnell Park Carousel.
http://www.thecarouselmuseum.com/
http://www.thecarouselmuseum.com/bushnellpark.html
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DID YOU KNOW - Punctuation for closely linked nouns
How do you punctuate closely linked nouns?
Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, University of Chicago
Press, says (7.24) that closely linked nouns are considered a single unit
in forming the possessive when the entity "possessed" is the same for both.
In such cases, only the second element takes the possessive form.
When the entities are different, both nouns take the possessive form.
Examples given:
My aunt and uncle's house (house/entity is the same, thus is a single unit)
My aunt's and uncle's specific talents (talents are different, so each has
its own punctuation)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
EDUCATION
COUNT US IN
Games designed to help children understand basic number concepts.
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/
EDU-CENTER
Provides an extensive directory of schools offering online degrees,
certificates, training, and on-campus education programs.
http://www.edu-center.org/
EDUCATION OASIS
The site is intended to be a warm and friendly "oasis" where
teachers can get together to share, ask questions, get advice,
encouragement, and inspiration. Set up like an online magazine
(e-zine), they include sections such as Curriculum, Lesson
Plans, Subject Resources, Instruction, Idea Central, Teacher
Tools. There are articles, product and book reviews, downloadable
materials, and more. Grade Level: College, Adult/Professional
http://www.educationoasis.com
MARK'S ESL WORLD
Travel the world teaching English: Mark McDowell
http://marksesl.com/main_page.html
SEQUENCED LESSON PLANS (GEORGIA DEPT OF ED)
Find a year's worth of lesson plans for a variety of grades and
subjects. Heaviest emphasis is on K-5. There are links to websites
within the lessons and sometimes downloadable materials.
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/seqlps/
STUDY STACK
Helps individuals memorize information about various subjects,
including geography, history, math, languages, and science.
http://www.studystack.com/
TEACHPOTTERY
Developed by high-school art teacher Kerry Marquis, the site is
designed to help teachers and students learn about the many facets
of making pottery.
http://www.teachpottery.net/
WINGED SANDALS
Take the tour with Hermes the messenger god, through a magical
place filled with awesome gods, daring heroes and fabulous monsters.
Produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corp. in association with
The University of Melbourne's Centre for Classics and Archaeology.
http://www.wingedsandals.com/
A KIDS HEART: NUMBER WORKSHEETS
Ten printable worksheets. Each one features a large color-it-in
number along with space to practice manuscript writing. With the
help of some computer magic (for which you'll need the free Flash
player), these black and white worksheets print beautifully.
http://akidsheart.com/threer/numcolor.htm
GRAMMAR
COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH: PROFESSOR PAUL BRIANS' SITE
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
DAILY GRAMMAR
A great way to check grammar knowledge. Use the archives or sign up
twice a year for daily e-mail lessons. Quizzes take four minutes
http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.html
GRAMMAR CENTRAL
Links to both a teacher's notes on grammar lessons, as well as copies
of the lessons themselves. Be sure to check the index, which is an
alphabetized list of definitions.
http://www.longview.k12.wa.us/mmhs/wyatt/homework/grammar/gramm.html
MRS. BLUEZETTE'S GRAMMAR CORNER
"A PBS mind in an MTV world." Delightful, highly educational articles
by a wonderful English language wizard (umm...wizette).
http://www.newsblues.com/grammar.htm
PROFESSOR CHARLES DARLING'S GRAMMAR SITE
Outstanding to use as a quick reference for your grammar questions.
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
REFERENCES
AAA BOOK SEARCH
A search and price comparison service.
http://www.aaabooksearch.com/
ETIQUETTE – CORRECT FORMS OF ADDRESS
Information on addressing members of the Royal Family, Peers,
Knights and others.
http://www.debretts.co.uk/etiquette/correct_forms_of_address.html
NEW & USED BOOK PRICE COMPARISON
They compare book prices among major online bookstores worldwide.
http://www.alldiscountbooks.net/home.jsp
DISCOUNT TEXTBOOK & MEDICAL BOOK SEARCH
New and used textbook, medical book and other professional book
search and price comparison at over 50 bookstores in the U.S.,
U.K., and Canada. Also hard-to-find and out-of-print books.
http://www.discounttextbooks.net
THE OKINAWA CENTENARIAN STUDY
Elderly Okinawans have among the lowest mortality rates in the
world from a multitude of chronic diseases of aging and as a
result enjoy not only what may be the world's longest life
expectancy but the world's longest health expectancy. people. It's
a population-based study of hundred-year-olds (centenarians) and
other elderly in Okinawa, Japan. The study began in 1976.
http://www.okinawaprogram.com/index.html
READPRINT
Offers thousands of free online books for students, teachers, and
the classic enthusiast.
http://www.readprint.com
RURAL AREAS AND THE INTERNET
This 38-page report examines the use of the Internet by rural
residents across the United States. Based primarily on survey data
collected between March and August 2003, the report contains some
interesting findings, e.g., while almost 52% of rural adults go
online on a regular basis, they still have Internet participation
rates lower than their urban and suburban counterparts.
http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/pdfs/PIP_Rural_Report.pdf
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