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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
October 2005
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CONTENTS
Note from Judy
Special Review - Strunk and White Illustrated
Windows Keystroke & Tips - Search
Complimentary Endorsement - Karen Chung, National Taiwan University
Did you Know - Imply or Infer
Recommendations
Arts
Education
Grammar
History
References
Science/Technology
Writing/Journalism
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NOTE FROM JUDY
1. I expanded my complimentary endorsement section because Karen
Chung, a longtime subscriber, knows of the needs of many visitors
to Webgrammar who want improve their English. She searches constantly
for ways to engage students so they can learn English and integrate
it into every aspect of their lives, and recently emailed me with
some ideas and links that will help people improve their English
usage via technology.
See some of Karen's photography, which I redigitized, at
http://www.digifeld.com/KC.html
2. This month marks the first anniversary of my husband's death.
Jack was not well for the last years of his life, but he fought
desperately to live as normal a life as possible. In fact, within
a week of his being hospitalized (about Oct. 2), I came home from
running an errand to find him playing cribbage with my brother.
The usual friendly insults filled the air. Jack had lost so much
weight and was so weak that this was a momentous occasion.
Until October 7, we thought his several months of digestive problems
was nothing more than severe acid reflux. (He'd had a physical in June
and all was well.) He'd had test after test. Only one remained: a CT
scan, but before we could schedule it, we had to rush him to the ER.
He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died nine days later.
A year later, as I approach October 19, I am grateful for many
things, especially that I had 33 years with an unusually fine man.
He was an incurable romantic who was also my best friend. He and I
were equally strong-minded, and had many "debates," but few serious
issues. He had an engaging, stalwart nature. Jack often looked to
the past, but he also looked to the future. He enjoyed learning and growing. This remarkable man believed I could do anything I wanted
to do. He never, ever discouraged me. Pure gold.
I enthusiastically dedicate this issue to Jack Vorfeld's memory.
P.S. There are a few personal photos at the end of this issue of Food for Thought.
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SPECIAL REVIEW - STRUNK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATED
Sweet. Whimsical. Brilliant. What happens when a gifted artist
(Maira Kalman) becomes passionate about the words in a book and
sets out to reflect the style and spirit by illustrating its most
fascinating phrases? And not just any book. This is an all-time
best seller and friend to millions of readers: Strunk and White's
"The Elements of Style."
From the colon on the front cover to the semicolon on the back,
Kalman captures the essence of the writing and gives readers
a visual treat that glows with exotic, yet serene, vibrancy.
One of my favorites is the group that illustrates the phrase,
"The best way to see a country, unless you are pressed for time,
is to travel on foot," but I also adore "Her story is strange,"
and "Every window, picture, and mirror was smashed."
Long live the serial comma. Long live Maira Kalman's art. It
is good, good, good.
I hope people everywhere will rush to online and local bookstores
in their quest to own this bright red hardcover edition of The
Elements of Style. Remember the operative word: "Illustrated."
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WINDOWS KEYSTROKES & TIPS - SEARCH
If you're on the Desktop and you need to search for a file, hit
the function key, F3. This will take you to the Windows search
area and all you have to do is type in all or part of the file
name your searching for.
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DID YOU KNOW - IMPLY OR INFER?
To imply is to hint or suggest. (Imply is more active.)
To infer is to deduce or conclude. (Infer is more passive.)
The differences are somewhat blurred these days, but grammar
authorities still like to see them used properly.
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-- COMPLIMENTARY ENDORSEMENT --
Notes from Karen Chung, National Taiwan University
I've just learned that the high-profile (and expensive) science
journal, Nature, now offers *free* podcasts of highlights of each
weekly issue: http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast/index.html.
You can play podcasts on your computer, or on almost any MP3 player,
so this semester I've started encouraging my students to try them.
I'm copying below the section on podcasts from this semester's
freshman English syllabus page:
http://ccms.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/fefs05.htm#email:
Podcasts: If you have an MP3 player or iPod, podcasts are a
great way to listen to class listening files anytime, anywhere.
You can also download an enormous variety of files you choose
yourself. You can even produce your own podcast for others to
listen to!
iPodder is excellent free software for downloading podcasts
automatically from the Internet as they become available:
http://ipodder.sourceforge.net/index.php
Here are some pages with podcasts to choose from, subscribe to
or download, then copy to your MP3 player: BBC podcast feeds:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/downloadtrial/subscribe.shtml
NPR podcast directory:
http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php
iPodder podcast directory:
http://www.ipodder.org/directory/4/podcasts/categories
podcast.net directory:
http://www.podcast.net/
This one's been on my site for some time: it's Oneword Radio,
with "serializations of bestselling books, from Jane Austen to
Nick Hornby, read by the greatest actors". Some files are
downloadable: http://www.oneword.co.uk/
The following links are ideal for the kind of listening
assignments I give my students:
American Public Media: Marketplace Money
A Day in the Work Life: Short interviews
http://tinyurl.com/a7uye
It's got short (about 3.5 minutes or so) interviews with people
in all kinds of professions and jobs. It's educational in that
it gives insight into what kinds of work people do, and it's
representative colloquial English that offers good practice for
ESL learners. Here are examples of the kinds of exercises I
make with the files:
http://ccms.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/MPR_hairdresser.htm
http://ccms.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/MPR_lawyer.htm
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RECOMMENDATIONS
ARTS
A HEAVENLY CRAFT: THE WOODCUT IN EARLY PRINTED BOOKS
Presents for the first time all the woodcut-illustrated books
purchased by L. J. Rosenwald. These books were printed within
the first century after Gutenberg mastered the art of printing
with moveable type. They represent the evolution of this pictorial
art form during the late Medieval and early Renaissance periods.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/heavenlycraft/
LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM JAZZ COLLECTION
http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/JAZ/Pages/home.html
EDUCATION
BULLYING.ORG
To eliminate bullying in our society by supporting individuals
and organizations to take positive actions against bullying
through the sharing of resources, and to guide and champion them
in creating non-violent solutions to the challenges and problems
associated with bullying.
http://www.bullying.org
From Bullies to Buddies
http://www.bullies2buddies.com
TEACHERSOURCE: PBS
Arts & Literature, Health & Fitness, Math, Science, Social Studie
Pre K-2, Library Media, TV for Teachers, Technology & Teaching
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource
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. Quizzes take four minutes.
http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtml
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://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
THE ENGLISH MAZE
A web-based learning system for individuals and schools worldwide.
Students can improve their pronunciation, speaking, reading,
listening, and writing skills. The site contains hundreds of hours
of material, much of which is free.
www.englishmaze.com
HISTORY
ANCIENT ARCHITECTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Wonders of geometric precision, the earthworks of the lower
Mississippi were centers of life long before the Europeans
arrived in America. As was the river itself. The alluvial soil
of its banks yielded a bounty of beans, squash, and corn to
foster burgeoning communities. Over the Mississippi’s waters,
from near and far, came prized pearls, copper, and mica. Today,
most of the moundbuilders’ legacy is gone. This website is part
of an effort to preserve the legacy that survives along the b
anks of the lower Mississippi.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/archeology/feature/feature.htm
THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Historical Landscape Images. These images capture and record the
evolution of the Arnold Arboretum's landscape and its living
collections over the past 135 years.
http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/programs/views/intro.html
THE BISBEE DEPORTATION OF 1917
This was an event specific to Arizona that influenced the labor
movement throughout the United States. What started as a labor
dispute between copper mining companies and their workers turned
into vigilante action against the allegedly nefarious activities
of the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.). This site is a
research-based collection of primary and secondary sources for
the study of the deportation of over 1,000 striking miners from
Bisbee on 12 July, 1917.
http://www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/bisbee/index.html
MEDICINE IN THE AMERICAS, 1619-1914
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/americas/americashome.html
NO JOB FOR A WOMAN
The effects of war on women’s lives during the 20th and 21st
century. Women have participated in wars--as soldiers, nurses,
workers and home-makers--since well before the twentieth century.
This resource focuses on women's experiences of war in the
twentieth century. It is a useful resource for History and
Citizenship.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/30/women/index.htm
REFERENCES
ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAM, U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
LIBRARIANS' INTERNET INDEX
Librarians' Index to the Internet.
http://www.lii.org
SOUNDS OF THE WORLD'S ANIMALS
Animals make much the same sounds around the world, but each
language expresses them differently. English and French cows sound
the same, but not in English and French! Explore the sounds of the
world's languages through the sounds of the world's animals. And
sometimes, when you're writing, a foreign phrase to depict the sound
is better than English.
http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/animals/
NAVAL FUNERALS
Customs, protocol, and traditions
https://www.doctrine.usmc.mil/ministry/pdf/NAVPERS15956d.pdf
METRO BITS
This fantastic pictorial shrine to subway systems the world over
celebrates the art of the commute.
http://www.mic-ro.com/metro
GENERAL REFERENCE SOURCES
Features over 100 electronic indexes and hundreds of print indexes
that provide citations to journal articles. Many of these articles
are available electronically.
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/resources/generalreferencesources.shtml
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
TRUST FOR AMERICA’S HEALTH
From anthrax to asthma, from chemical terrorism to cancer, America
is facing a crisis of epidemics. As a nation, we are stuck in a
“disease du jour” mentality, which means we lose sight of the bigger
picture: building a public health defense that is strong enough to
cover us from all points of attack – whether the threats are from a
bioterrorist or Mother Nature. By focusing on PREVENTION, PROTECTION,
and COMMUNITIES, TFAH is leading the fight to make disease prevention
a national priority, from Capitol Hill to Main Street.
http://healthyamericans.org/
FEAR OF PHYSICS
http://www.fearofphysics.com/
PHYSICS 2000
interactive journey through modern physics! Have fun learning visually
and conceptually about 20th Century science and high-tech devices.
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/
WRITING/JOURNALISM
MILITARY ACRONYMS AND GLOSSARIES
http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/subjectareas/gov/military.html
THE FIVE OWLS
A quarterly online publication that helps librarians, teachers
and other professionals select the best new children's books
published. Our blue-ribbon committees of librarians evaluate
more than 3,000 books each year, but select only 60-80 titles
http://www.fiveowls.com/index.html
WATCH
A database of copyright contacts for writers, artists, and prominent
people in other creative fields. All individuals and organizations
listed as "Contacts" in the WATCH File have indicated that they are the
holder of an author's copyright for unpublished material or that they
are the holder's representative or contact. All individuals have given
written permission to have their names and addresses included in the
WATCH File.
http://tyler.hrc.utexas.edu/
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE STYLE MANUAL
The U.S. Government Printing Office is authorized to determine the
form and style of Government printing. The Style Manual is the product
of many years of public printing experience, and its rules are based
on principles of good usage and custom in the printing trade.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/
ONLINE COURSES BY EDITORIAL FREELANCERS ASSOCIATION
These online courses include: Online Marketing, Copyediting with
Microsoft Word, Copyediting Basics, and Introduction to Substantive
and Developmental Editing.
http://www.the-efa.org/Benefits/education.htm
THE DIRTY DOZEN AND THEN SOME
Grievous writing errors to avoid like the plague! Writing for the
biological sciences.
http://www.bisonusa.net/science/Dirty%20Dozen.htm
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Jack Vorfeld and niece Michelle Crook Gardiner. April 2004.
Moments after lowering Jack's cremains into the Pacific Ocean off the Kona Coast. There's more about Jack at http://www.judyvorfeld.com, including The Elusive Earrings: the story of how Jack and Judy met. And married.
Judy and Shadow. October 2005. Shadow appeared at her back door December 30 2004. He stayed until she and Senior Cat, Bear, took him in. The veterinarian said he was about two months old, even though he weighed just over one pound, three ounces. Since Shadow was born about the time Jack died, Judydecided to designate the date of Jack's death as the date of Shadow's birthday: October 19, 2004. He's a loving little guy and he makes Judy laugh. And if you look directly below, you'll see that Bear likes him too.
Judy's sites and ezines:
http://www.digifeld.com
http://www.editingandwritingservices.com
http://www.ossweb.com
http://www.webgrammar.com
http://www.judyvorfeld.com
Communication Expressway, Judy Small Business ezine designed to help
people improve office, technology, presentation, and writing skills.
http://www.ossweb.com/ezine.html
Webgrammar - for students, educators, editors, writers, librarians,
researchers, lovers of the English language, and Web developers.
http://www.webgrammar.com
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ISSN: 1530-034X - Reprinting of written materials is not permitted
without the prior consent of the author or owner.
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