by Kaelyn Barron
Tired of the same dull, ordinary lingo clogging up your texts, emails, and everyday conversations? There’s more variety than you might have realized in the English language, including some words you won’t believe are real. But they are! Whether you want to...
by Joana Regulacion
Have you ever exited a movie theater in tears, or gotten choked up by a powerful scene in your favorite book? Or perhaps you have a go-to list of sad songs that, for some strange reason, actually comfort you on a bad day? If you went to see that movie or hit...
by Weyniza Flores
We’ve all been there: We said something wrong, forgot a special occasion, or messed up and made a complete disaster. In times like these, an apology is usually in order. There are several ways you can express your remorse. Here are a few examples: I’m...
by Kaelyn Barron |
It’s pretty easy to tell when you’re in a good mood, bad mood, need-more-food mood… but even your favorite stories have moods, too, and they impact how you feel while reading. What was the last story to make you cry? Laugh? Feel nostalgic,...
by Kaelyn Barron
Do you ever notice that some ideas or images keep popping up as you read a book? Most likely, that’s more than just coincidence. If an image or idea is recurrent throughout a work of literature, it might be a motif trying to tip you off to the bigger picture...
by Kaelyn Barron
The passive voice is often villainized by editors and identified by grammar software as a bad writing habit that should be avoided. While it’s true that the active voice can make your writing stronger and more direct, the passive voice isn’t necessarily a grammatical...
