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Not so boring: Grammar unlocks language secrets
Published July 5, 2009, 7:28 pm, The Longview News-Journal
I've just devoured with pleasure John McWhorter's recent book on our language, "Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English." His book, barely 200 pages long, deals with English grammar and how it got to be the way it is. The author, a fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute, often writes on social issues, but his academic training in linguistics is the genesis of this ...
'Lucky seven' top SEA scores
Published July 5, 2009, 6:39 pm, Trinidad Express
smart kids: The top SEA achievers of the Trinidad Renaissance Preparatory Primary School at Vistabella share a light moment with their teacher Shoba Singh (third from left) last Wednesday. From left are Marcus Bridgemohansingh, Justin Ramroop, Maria Ransome, Daniel Ferguson and Timothy Williams.
Roget’s was not the original thesaurus but has become the best
Published July 5, 2009, 2:42 pm, Times Online
Peter Mark Roget, an English physician and lecturer, published his famous thesaurus in 1852. He designed it “to facilitate the expression of ideas and to assist in literary composition”.
Some Educated Opinions on Pundits
Published July 5, 2009, 7:30 am, CBS News
Do "Experts" Who Are More Media-Friendly Know What They're Talking About? To Find Out, "Sunday Morning" Asked Some Experts
'Dissonant Visions' offers mix of spectacle and introspection
Published July 4, 2009, 8:30 pm, Asia News Network
"Dissonant Visions" besieges the viewer with a whirl of diverse media in the new exhibition at the Seoul Museum of Art. A modern art collection from 21 artists explores the nature of the monster in th .....
VidyA combines Indian classical and jazz at Yoshi's
Published July 4, 2009, 12:22 pm, Oakland Tribune
VidyA, a Bay Area based Indian classical and jazz band, will make its Oakland debut July 6 at 8 p.m. at Yoshi's Oakland.
A brave voice
Published July 4, 2009, 11:44 am, Business Standard India
Theatreperson Habib Tanvir brought folk and urban face-to-face in his plays, and took the best of both.
Clive couple seek blessings as they break ground
Published July 4, 2009, 2:19 am, The Des Moines Register
Praveen and Surekha Krishna sat barefoot in an open grassy field in Clive with their two daughters and a priest who chanted in Sanskrit.
THE CHANCELLORS’ VICE
Published July 3, 2009, 3:16 pm, The Telegraph
Some months ago, a news item in the Bangalore edition of a national paper carried this headline, “Three shortlisted for Mysore varsity post”. Since I am a former academic, and have known many past graduates and teachers of Mysore University, I read on further.
Third DU list holds out hope for many
Published July 3, 2009, 2:56 pm, The Hindu
NEW DELHI: The third cut-off list for admission to Delhi University colleges released late on Friday night holds out hope for many students with popular courses like B.Com (Programme), B.Com (Honours) and Economics (Hons) still on offer at ...
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