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Punctuation Practice: Adding Commas, Colons, Semicolons, and Dashes (page two)
This exercise will give you practice in applying the principles introduced in Basic Rules of Punctuation, with special attention to the correct use of commas, colons, semicolons, and dashes.
How to write hiragana: sa ?
How to write the hiragana character for "sa" with step-by-step stroke order.
Not All Spanish Present Participles End in "-ndo"
English adjectives based on verbs and ending in "-ing" can be translated into Spanish in a variety of ways. One of them is the use of adjectival present participles, which end in "-ante" or "-ente."
Faire une croix dessus
Once you've read this lesson on the idiomatic French expression faire une croix dessus, you can x it off your list.
What Happened in the Burma Cyclone?
The Burma cyclone, named Nargis, hit the country on May 2, 2008, causing a number of deaths and widespread destruction throughout the nation. As the largest natural disaster in known Burmese history, the Category 4 cyclone completely wiped out a number of towns and villages, especially in the southw
Accéder - to reach, attain; to accede to
Learn how to conjugate accéder, a stem-changing French verb.
Blow Up the TV, and Other Writing Advice From Stephen King
Whether your aim is to compose best-selling novels or effective essays, memos, and reports, you should benefit from the straightforward advice in Stephen King's book "On Writing." Here are just a few of his helpful observations on the craft.
Today in Francophone History
Learn about important dates in French and francophone history: famous birthdays, holidays and celebrations, and other milestones.
Why You Should Learn French
There are all kinds of reasons to learn a foreign language in general, and French in particular.
Richard Jefferies' Classic Essay on the Hours of Spring
In a tribute to Jefferies, critic Samuel J. Looker said of this "fine yet pathetic" essay that "There is an almost feverish intensity about it, as if the writer knew that the sands of his life were running out, and that before the light fled for ever he must put down once and for all