Thursday, May 18, 2017

Why Grammar Matters - Interesting Articles


New York Times Headlines:

Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/us/oxford-comma-lawsuit.html


The Comma That Costs 1 Million Dollars (Canadian)

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/25/business/worldbusiness/25comma.html



U.S. News and World Report:

Master Needed College Writing Skills

https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/college-admissions-playbook/2014/02/10/master-needed-college-writing-skills



The Hechinger Report:

Novelist teaches freshman writing, is shocked by students’ inability to construct basic sentences

http://hechingerreport.org/novelist-teaches-freshman-writing-is-shocked-by-students-inability-to-construct-basic-sentences/

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