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Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) The Dog Days Aren’t Over Ashley Fattig In the last blog, we did cover many of the bad habits that we face as young writers;  however, there are still tons of bad habits that are yet to … Continue reading Wordplay: The Dog Days Aren’t Over

Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) Grammar Across Classrooms: "Braiding Sweetgrass" Matthew Evertson As I have been learning with my students and revisiting so many interesting language lessons this semester in ENG 320, "Grammar and Linguistics" (a discipline that is definitely not my … Continue reading Grammar Across Classrooms: “Braiding Sweetgrass”

Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) What the Pun! Tara Gentz How does a pirate open an essay? With a hook. Now it is a pretty safe bet to make that majority of readers reading this blog have just experienced an internalized groan of … Continue reading Wordplay: What the Pun!

Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) Grammar is important! Tacie Lucas Is grammar important? Do we need to know grammar and all the rules to be successful in life? Yes, grammar is important. Grammar is like a backbone to our language. If we … Continue reading Wordplay Blog: Grammar is important!

Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) 10 Sentence Patterns that Everyone Should Know Katie Strohschein My Spanish teacher once told me that students learn more about the components of a sentence in her class then in our English classes. Now looking back that … Continue reading Wordplay Blog: 10 Sentence Patterns that Everyone Should Know

Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) English Sucks! by Peyton Flack As a person who has been speaking the English language for 20 some years and as a future teacher, I can confidently say that it sucks! It is confusing, constantly changing, and … Continue reading Wordplay Blog: English Sucks!

Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) “I Could Care Less” About This Blog by Jessica Whetham There are many common phrases in the English language that are frequently used incorrectly. If you’re anything like me, you cringe and feel the urge to correct … Continue reading Wordplay Blog: “I Could Care Less” About This Blog

Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) Feral Children by Mattie Duzik Yes, feral children, and no, they are not like the cats in the back alley. A feral child is a human who was isolated at a very young age from any sort … Continue reading Wordplay Blog: Feral Children

Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) Is Grammar Really Important? by Maddison Cox How long ago do you think that people were using grammar? Would you believe me if I told you that at least 433 years ago, there were people using grammar? … Continue reading Wordplay Blog: Is Grammar Really Important?

Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) The Language Not Spoken by Shauna Coburn Have you ever looked at someone and felt like you knew how they were feeling? Maybe you and your best friend are sitting in the same lecture, and when something … Continue reading Wordplay Blog: The Language Not Spoken