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Thursday Thought #BernardShaw
I’ve simply tried to share with others, who would welcome what I have to offer, what has been shared with me. In life we have the baton but for so many minutes and then we stand aside and pass on the baton to those behind us.
Bernard Shaw, Chief Anchor CNN
Thanks to Vele Keyta Redding for sharing this quotation from an interview she conducted and published in PROUD Magazine, Summer 2000.
Wednesday Words
How many words can you make from these letters?
Make words of any length, but use each letter no more
than once per word. (If a letter is on the board twice you
can use it twice.) Share your word lists in the comments.
P L M E O B R
Tuesday Two
In two sentences tell me what you have learned about writing recently.
Monday Muddle: strait, straight
strait: (noun) a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water Used in the expression “dire straits”. straight: (adjective) (adverb) moving in one direction; level; upright; not crooked, curved, or bent NOT used in the expression “dire straits”.
Thursday Thought #AdamGrant
It’s easier to accept that
you’re not like-minded
if you’re like-hearted.
~Adam Grant
Wednesday Words
Tuesday Two
In two sentences tell me about your work in progress.
Monday Muddle: grammar, grammer
grammar: (noun) the study of the structure of language, word order, and how words change (according to tense, for example); the system of rules that guides the use of language; a book about grammar grammer: (noun) an affectionate term for someone who uses Instagram (who may or may not care …
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