Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is how hit the right tone when you give characters accents and dialects. Guest-writer Charles Carson writes, To flavor a novel and provide authenticity, authors often use dialect in their written dialogue. But the use...
A: The Mountains would be a great place for the company retreat. B: That's a wonderful choice. A: I have chosen January as the month for this retreat. B: January is a little too close to the Christmas holidays. A: Yes, maybe another choice might be b...
A: I think that the company retreat should be in the mountains this year. B: What a great idea! A: January would be a good month for a mountain retreat. B: I like the mountain idea, but I am not so sure about the month of January. A: You know, now th...
A: I was thinking of holding the company retreat in the mountains. B: I agree, I think that that would be perfect! A: I was thinking it could take place sometime in January. B: That might be a little too cold for some people. A: Yes, you are right. B...
Two bombing attempts in London failed last night. A Mercedes was parked in front of a popular nightclub before closing time. There were at least 500 patrons inside the club. The Mercedes contained 11 full gasoline cans and 7 containers of nails. Appa...
英语作文 1st paragragh:introductory 2nd:difficult 3rd:positive things for society 4th:conclusion Racial harmony is national fortune The writer is a visitor from China. He was greatly impressed by Singapore's racial harmony and it prompted him to wri...
While most South Korean high school graduates are enjoying their winter vacation, others will be hitting the books. Students who do not fare well on university entrance exams enroll in cram-schools, where they study seven days a week, for 50 weeks s...
In South Africa, opposition leaders are reacting with dismay to the dissolution of an elite crime fighting unit that targeted organized crime and corrupt public officials. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from Johannesburg. South African opposition...
By Scott Bobb Kisumu, Western Kenya 27 February 2008 The violence following the disputed elections in Kenya killed more than1,000 people and displaced an estimated 600,000 more. Many of the displaced have been taken in by their extended families but...
By Cindy Saine Washington 05 November 2007 President Bush has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, imprisoned Cuban dissident Oscar Elias Biscet, and six others. VOA Correspondent Cindy Saine reports...
