Monthly Archives: May 2009

Japan: First Day

My daughter and I are at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku.  When one flies to Tokyo, one actually lands in Narita, about 90 minutes away from Tokyo by bus.  As usual for our first day when we come to … Continue reading

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Breath, Grammar, and Proper Punctuation

Today’s post is a reworking of a newsletter article I wrote several years ago. In the Writing Center we field a lot of questions about punctuation, and we see a lot of punctuation problems. Most writers, even professional writers, feel … Continue reading

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