Donna Lowe
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Donna Lowe
As for oz? That one comes from the Medieval Italians’ word for ounce: onza.
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
it’s generally a safe bet to hyphenate the following: •Compound modifiers consisting of two or more adjectives that precede a noun and act as a single idea, like silly-looking monster (to differentiate from a jovial monster whose primary responsibility is to look).
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
Exceptions to this: •Corporation or brand names that are pluralized, e.g., General Motors’
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
Repeat after me: If we speak that way, it’s okay to write that way.
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
Long after we ceased seeking amusement by watching gladiators fight lions, we still use the abbreviation for the Ancient Roman libra ponda (“pound of weight”) to denote 16 ounces.
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
•Latino surnames often comprise both the maternal and paternal family name
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
the “well,” or the middle section of the magazine,
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
Leonard Bernstein’s Tanglewood sermon was intended to send the young musicians off with high hopes:
.. It's the artists of the world, the feelers and the thinkers, who will ultimately save us, who can articulate, educate, defy, insist, sing and shout the big dreams. Only the artists can turn the "Not-Yet" into reality. All right, how do you do it? L... See more
.. It's the artists of the world, the feelers and the thinkers, who will ultimately save us, who can articulate, educate, defy, insist, sing and shout the big dreams. Only the artists can turn the "Not-Yet" into reality. All right, how do you do it? L... See more
“Everybody who speaks English decides together what’s a word and what’s not a word. Every language is just a group of people who are trying to understand each other...