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Arbitrary List of Things Anathema to Good Essays
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11
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Quite Excellent
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New Quite Excellent - "Special Problems in Vocabulary"
April 28, 2023
Quite Excellent
Wes Lydon
New Quite Excellent - "Special Problems in Vocabulary"
Wes Lydon
April 28, 2023
Quite Excellent

New Quite Excellent - "Special Problems in Vocabulary"

Wes Lydon
April 28, 2023
Quite Excellent

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A Note About Quotations
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A Note About Quotations
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Writing

Notes about using quotes to make them work for you.

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Syntax Has Feelings Too
Oct 13, 2025
What Lydon is Thinking, Reading
Syntax Has Feelings Too
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What Lydon is Thinking, Reading

In "The River Nemunas," Anthony Doerr captures what it means to be numb and alone in the world not in the quality of his words, but in their quantity. 

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How To Write (a Student Exemplar)
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Student Submission
How To Write (a Student Exemplar)
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Student Submission

This is an example of excellent student writing.

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The Garden Path Sentence
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Reading
The Garden Path Sentence
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Sometimes a sentence leads you to a dead end. You are confused, and that's ok. This time you can blame the sentence.

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Semicolon (or, The Period with a Goatee)
Sep 22, 2025
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Semicolon (or, The Period with a Goatee)
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What Lydon is Thinking

I've had a few students ask me about semicolons in the past week. I am sure they are not alone in wondering how to use them, and why we use them the way we do.

Sep 22, 2025
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Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, You Know?
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Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, You Know?
Sep 15, 2025
What Lydon is Thinking

Students are talking about Buffalo. Word is they buffalo Buffalo buffalo, which is weird for Buffalo buffalo to do, when you consider that Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

Sep 15, 2025
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