Enunciation DOES Matter In writing about language and in teaching it, I’ve often been criticized for making a case for a standard American pronunciation. I’m no enemy of Read More » December 4, 2008 2 Comments
Family Reading isn’t Just for Bedtime When your child becomes “too big” to be read to at bedtime, turn the family into your own book club. Read More » November 29, 2008 2 Comments
Three Potty Books for Little Girls Of three books about potty training, I found one unacceptable because of the inclusion of nonstandard English. Read More » October 19, 2008 1 Comment
Mere Seat-Warmers Don’t Deserve a Passing Grade You can’t get educated just by warming a seat. So help me, I once had a “student” in one of my French classes who never Read More » October 12, 2008 No Comments