The Seascape
Happy Monday, peeps! Here’s the fourth instalment of my diary on the Tubbataha Reefs. “I look at the seascape and think Continue reading
Using a Borrowed Language
Hi! My passion is teaching writing in English, a second language among us Filipinos. I conduct workshops in business writing, creative writing, technical writing, newsletter writing, and legal writing. E-mail me at jbvwriting@gmail.com if you have a question on writing and English. I learn much from your questions, and I find joy in looking for the answer. Follow me to receive tips on language here, on Facebook (usingaborrowedlanguage), and on Twitter (@BorrowLanguage).
Angry
What preposition do we use for the adjective angry? The adjective angry often uses with and sometimes uses at when referring to the person Continue reading
Scopophobia
Yup, there’s a word for it! You know that fear of being looked at? That fear is called scopophobia. Happy Word Wednesday! Continue reading
[sic]
The word sic comes from the Latin “so, thus.” We use [sic] after a copied or quoted word that appears Continue reading
Merchandise
Merchandise is a noncount noun. Therefore it is singular. Examples: S. Open merchandise is a hit. Pier 1 Imports’ merchandise Continue reading
Bangarang
It’s Word Wednesday. Hurray to knowing words that are probably useless at the workplace! President Obama used the term bangarang when he talked Continue reading
A Portrait of a Young Man as an Artist
Librivox has a lovely reading by Peter Bobbe of James Joyce’s A Portrait of a Young Man as an Artist. Continue reading
Dialog, Dialogue
The difference between dialog and dialogue is the same as that of omelet and omelette. U.S. English often uses dialog and omelet, while British Continue reading
Using a Borrowed Language 