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Double Negatives - Don't Use Them
A negative word is one that means “no.” Never use two negative words in one sentence when you’re talking about the same person or thing. A few negative words are: no not nowhere can’t don’t nobody never nothing no one Think about negative words and why you shouldn’t use two negative words in the same sentence. When you say, for example, “I don’t have nothing,” you are saying you don’t have something. You have to mention what it i

Christina Francine
Nov 11, 20201 min read
What is Canon?
DEFINITION: “In a figurative sense, a standard of judgement; a criticism/ The term is often extended to mean the accepted list of books of any author, such as Shakespeare” (Haron & Hugh). “Kanon, meaning a reed or rod used as an instrument of measure. The sense of the word important to literary critics first appeared in the fourth century A.D., when ‘canon’ used to signify a list of texts or authors, specifically the books of the Bible and of the early theologians of Christia
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Jan 22, 20171 min read


Thoughts on Profession’s Presidential Forum: Language, Literature, Learning
PROFESSION Presidential Forum: Language, Literature, Learning The Modern Language Association of America (MLA) published a journal called Profession (2012). In it, they include written versions of five scholar’s presentations in the Presidential Forum. These scholars concentrated on the theme of Language, Literature, and Learning. Each one, like individuals in Humanities, contributes a different view of the current situation of the field. They make a statement that together
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Nov 20, 20135 min read

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