I’m reading Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak right now and I stumbled upon a really interesting misplaced modifier in a sentence. A little over halfway through the book (p. 108 in the softcover Platinum Edition — ISBN: 0142407321), Melinda states that: “It is easier to floss with barbed wire than admit you like someone in middle …
Category: General
Oct 11 2006
Welcome our new visitor to the states
Today is a very special day! We have a new permanent resident in the United States. What’s his or her name you might ask? Well for now, let’s just call him Kyle, and for the sake of argument we’ll say that he is 20-years-old, but in truth he’s only 3, going on 4. Who is …
Oct 09 2006
Brushin’ up on the Russian
I’ve decided to take my Russian to the next level and incorporate it into my daily life. I’m going to start reading the Russian newspaper articles (dictionary in hand, of course), watching Russian movies without subtitles, and listening to Russian music. I think that this will be the only way that I can get my …
Thought for the Moment
