Invocation to the Muse

O DIVINE POESY GODDESS-DAUGHTER OF ZEUS SUSTAIN FOR ME THIS SONG OF THE VARIOUS-MINDED MAN WHO AFTER HE HAD PLUNDERED THE INNERMOST CITADEL OF HALLOWED TROY WAS MADE

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American High School Teachers vs Spanish High School Teachers

Can you spot the seven differences between American high school teachers and Spanish high school teachers? It’s easy… Just read on: American High School Teacher Of course you’re

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David Foster Wallace, Demolishing Descriptivism

“Take, for example, the Descriptivism claim that so-called correct English usages such as brought rather than brung and felt rather than feeled are arbitrary and restrictive and unfair

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The Scourge of Bilingualism

Years ago, here in Spain, parents and the educational establishment believed that teaching languages to children would make them mentally retarded. A child would never learn to speak

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6 Claves Para Aprender Inglés – my most successful book ever

A lot of people come to my various websites trying to find “pirate” copies of my books. I know from Google Analytics what keywords people use to get

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Why Class Warriors Still Love Steve Jobs

This is an interesting article from the Economist. Why does everybody love Steve Jobs, while they despise other billionaires? On a related note, I am amused with the

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27 Phrasal Verbs Que Debes Conocer (Segunda Edición)

My first book about ESL is out on Amazon Kindle, iBooks and other places. 27 Phrasal Verbs Que Debes Conocer is a bilingual book that helps intermediate level students

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The Great Arizona Haboob Controversy

In the last couple of weeks I have read some articles about language that I just couldn’t ignore. The latest one is about the controversy surrounding the word

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Teaching for Dropouts

I became a teacher when I was 21. Newly arrived in Europe and just (dropped) out of college. My new boss gave me a textbook and said good

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My demands for a more politically correct society

So I hear they’re publishing a version of Huckleberry Finn with the word “slave” replacing the infamous “n-word”. Well, a good citizen asks, why stop there? Here are

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