Some would-be writers think they can dash off an article without bothering to learn the basic rules of grammar. But just as any craftsperson spends time honing his skills to make the perfect piece of craft, so must a writer work hard to present an article that will be a pleasure to read and not shame him for its sloppy grammar and punctuation.
Trouble With College Essays Join The Club
If you are among the thousands of college students that have trouble writing all those essays, research reports and other assignments, you are not alone. It is estimated that three out of four college students struggles with their research assignments, not because of the research, but the writing. Not only is it difficult to get started, many students are unsure about grammar, punctuation use and the proper use of the English language. This is one of the top secrets, not only…
German Grammar Exercises: A Basic Guide To Conjugating Verbs
There are more verb endings in German than in English, and these verb endings are often repeated. Like most European languages, German has a different ending for every subject or person. So, in German, I play becomes ich spiele, You Play is du spielst, and he/she/it plays becomes er/sie/es spielt. In the plural, most verbs, except in the 2nd person ends with en, as in wir spielen (we play) and ihr spielt (You play). Learning this pattern for a verb makes i…
How Can You Do It?
You know it’s true. Everyone has told you. You have to spend as much time as possible listening to a foreign language. But how?
Learning Spanish – Part 12 – Conversational Spanish Lessons
This article discusses some of the benefits of conversational Spanish lessons. I explain what my lessons were like at the Spanish school I attended in Antigua, Guatemala for two weeks and in what ways they helped me to improve my overall level of Spanish.
Learning Spanish – Part 8 – First Encounters in Mexico
In this article I start to talk about my travelling experiences through Central and South America. The start of my trip took me to California and then Mexico. I talk a little bit about the benefits of learning about different Spanish cultures and Spanish history and then about some of my early attempts at trying to communicate with the locals in Mexico.
Be Thankful For Grammar
I never thought I’d say this, but I’m thankful for grammar. You heard me right. I’m thankful for grammar. I guess maybe I should say that I’m thankful that I learned grammar. It’s really true. As an author, I learned quickly to be grateful for those years of elementary school, junior high, and high school grammar class.
Do you remember sitting through those dreadful grammar classes? I sure do. I remember being asked to memorize the function of a noun, pronoun, verb, adverb…
How Online Games Have Included Boggle To Their Games Roster
With so much online games available on the web today, who would ever thought that Boggle would not be among them? Mind and educational games are a worthy pastime for people today. While others are looking for the usual arcade or role playing games, there are some who also look for these logical and witty games today. And mind you, it is addicting!
Why Online Games Are Shifting To High Gear
We see thousands of people playing online games such as tetris, ping pong, mario bros, super mario etc for free but despite its history dating back to 1970s, for most people online gaming began with the explosion of Internet in 1993 and with the advent of Doom and Warcraft sometime in 1994 or 1995. This got further boost with publishers starting to add Internet connectivity to computer games in 1994-95.
How to Write Better Advertising Copy
A successful marketing plan relies heavily on the pulling-power of advertising copy. Writing result-oriented ad copy is difficult, as it must appeal to, entice, and convince consumers to take action.
Online Games Becoming Increasingly Addictive
We all know that the Internet is home to all possibilities. But online gaming is one other thing that people log on to the web. While some may call it a waste of time, you just have to consider the fact that online games are a leisure and unwinding tool to help boost altered egos from daily pressures of life.