Food for Thought - December 2000
Webgrammar Stew
Note from Judy
Keystroke Tips
Anti-virus Information Center
Basic Business Grammar
Chain Letter Challenge
Hawaiian Food and Cuisine
Hypermusic
Recommendations
WINDOWS KEYSTROKES:
One of my favorites is Ctrl+Z - it means "undo the last command."
NOTE FROM JUDY This issue I'm highlighting an article I wrote, Chain Letter Challenge, and two sites where I'm acting as a host/guide for WZ.com, Basic Business Grammar and Hawaiian Food and Cuisine. While I enjoy grammar, I also enjoy Hawaiian food. I lived in Hawaii for seven years, and my husband was born there. Thank you for your patronage and supportive comments, and I wish you the best for the year 2001.
Symantec's Anti-virus Center: keep it bookmarked. It's frequently updated.
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/
Basic Business Grammar. Judy is a WZ-ard for this section of wz.com - helping busy people find good grammar resources. Please visit and rate the resources. Send me feedback. We'll also have a weekly e-zine and I welcome your recommendations for good links for that, as well.
http://wz.com/business/BasicBusinessGrammar.html: SITE NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE
Chain Letter Challenge, an article for people that fall prey to chain letter hoaxes, and the hardships caused by forwarding them.
http://www.ossweb.com/article-2.html
Hawaiian Food and Cuisine. Judy is a WZ-ard for this section of wz.com - helping busy people find delicious Hawaiian recipes. I invite you to visit and rate the resources.
http://wz.com/food/HawaiianFoodCuisine.html: SITE NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE
HyperMusicHistory: well worth the visit if you're a music lover. History of classical music, jazz, and musical instruments.
http://www.hypermusichistory.com
DID YOU KNOW that many common words may be written either as one solid word or as two separate words, depending on the meaning.
Set - Sit
Set means to place something somewhere. It requires an object to complete its meaning. There are a few others meanings that don't require an object, but they're rarely confused with "sit." Example: I set the mouse on the mouse pad...She set the alarm for 6 AM.
Sit means to be in a position of rest or to be seated. You can't use "sit" with an object. Example: Here we sit, waiting for the decision...I will sit next to you at the meeting.
Someday - Some day
Someday means at an unspecified time. Example: Set up a meeting someday (unspecific) next week.
Some day means a specific time when used as the object of a preposition such as "for." Example: Set up a meeting for some (specific) day next week.
With help from The Gregg Reference Manual, Ninth Edition, Sabin, ISBN0-02-804046-5
RECOMMENDATIONS
DAILY GRAMMAR Daily e-mail lessons from an experienced, effective English teacher.
http://www.dailygrammar.com
DRIVER ZONE Good place to start if you need a printer or scanner driver, or want more information on the manufacturers.
http://www.driverzone.com/
FORMS OF ADDRESS The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at U.C. San Diego offers methods for addressing people in correspondence in the following categories: Clerical and Religious Orders; College and University Officials; Diplomats and Consular Officers; Foreign Heads of State or Government; Government Officials; Federal Government Officials, State and Local; Military Personnel; and Miscellaneous Professional Ranks and Titles.
http://www.mae.ucsd.edu/mw/Mwed00000139.html
HAA AI E-MAIL LIST & ARCHIVE OF TEACHER/STUDENT RESOURCES From Canada's newest territory, comes this resource from George
Lessard, Media Specialist, Department of Education, Government of Nunavut.
http://www.egroups.com/group/haa-ai
HISTORY OF PICKUP TRUCKS The Pickup Truck Chronicles - A History of the Pickup Truck in America.
http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/history/history.html
MUSEUM OF TELEVISION AND RADIO
http://www.mtr.org/navigate/home.htm
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF COLLEGE WRITING BY MICHAEL HARVEY For anyone who wants to write better. It's intended mainly for college students, but it has also helped lots of other people around the world learn how to write more clearly, gracefully, and effectively.
http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com/nb-home.html
PICTURE AUSTRALIA a gallery of people, places, events, and objects. Images from Australia's cultural institutions.
http://www.pictureaustralia.org/index.html
PROFESSOR CHARLES DARLING'S GRAMMAR SITE
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
PULASKI ACADEMY FOURTH GRADE Take time to read about the Academy's core values.
http://www.myschoolonline.com/AR/PAFourthGrade
VIRTUAL ALPHABET is comprised of the site owner J. Madden's original words and alphabet characters. They were chosen because Madden's kindergarten children relate very well to them, and also because there is lots of children's literature pertaining to each character.
http://www2.minot.k12.nd.us/classrooms/madden/virtual_alphabet.htm
WONDERFUL WORLD OF TREES
http://www.domtar.com/arbre/english/start.htm
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