Glenbard South Writing Center

[Glenbard South Writing Center @GBSWritingCentr]

Writers! Looking for another way to say something, but the normal Thesaurus isn't cutting it? Try something like Power Thesaurus (https://t.co/I55SfBkxxP) This crowd-sourced thesaurus takes a deeper dive into related ideas.

[Glenbard South Writing Center @GBSWritingCentr]

To all those taking part in this year's NaNoWriMo, we salute you. You can do it.

If you're not sure what that is (it's short for National Novel Writing Month), you can find out more here! https://t.co/XsvtcdPnzh

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Today we honor military service and celebrate Veterans Day! And if you're wondering if there should be an apostrophe in Veterans Day, you're not alone. Lots of people ask, so the Dept. of Defense recently clarified the issue. (source: https://t.co/ylwat2mMEY)

[Glenbard South Writing Center @GBSWritingCentr]

It's easy to get stuck because we can't seem to find the right words for our feelings or ideas. Try a visual thesaurus to help connect difficult words, ideas, and meanings! Here's one option: https://t.co/h9AT2rivHz

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Bad case of writer's block? Want a little bit of help with that next assignment? We can help!

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For fans of the recent Netflix version of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, the streaming service just announced that Henry James' The Turn of the Screw is inspiring the next series. https://t.co/CD0AbDYT4h

[Glenbard South Writing Center @GBSWritingCentr]

Halloween is just around the corner? Everybody wants to read stories full of imminent death and gothic dread?

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English, we love you, but sometimes we just don't trust you.

[Mental Floss @mental_floss]

https://t.co/wO8aCtBeG6

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

For those looking up punctuation early on a Friday morning:

A hyphen is a mark - used to divide or to compound words.
An apostrophe is a mark ' used to indicate the omission of letters or figures.

[Glenbard South Writing Center @GBSWritingCentr]

Ever wanted to watch a movie accent coach talk about some of the weirdest parts of language? We do! https://t.co/34TpnsdCxj

[Glenbard South Writing Center @GBSWritingCentr]

Shakespeare invented *at least* 400 words. Your English teacher probably won't let you get away with that in your next paper. So why (and how) did Shakespeare get away with it? A few reasons here (via LitCharts): https://t.co/4DYu8LJGu3

[Glenbard South Writing Center @GBSWritingCentr]

It's National Punctuation Day. Grammar nerds and computer programmers rejoice! Here's a cheat sheet on the ever-elusive semicolon: https://t.co/oNibuZ8vDp

[Kool-Aid Man @koolaid]

OH!

Yeah?

Oh yeah!

Oh yeah? Oh yeah?

Ohhh yeah...

OH YEAH!!!!

#NationalPunctuationDay

[Glenbard South Writing Center @GBSWritingCentr]

The Writing Center is OPEN! Visit any time during lunches (4th - 7th period), or schedule an appointment here: https://t.co/wGd094kfMK

[GBS English Department @GBS_English]

Way to go, @gbsstudentco and @GBSraiders! 1,971 items collected for the Glen Ellyn food pantry! Shout out to @GlenbardWest Hilltoppers for the competition and fun!! It was a great collaboration!! @GlenbardDist87

[Glenbard South Writing Center @GBSWritingCentr]

I'm pleased to announce that Writing Center South will be reopening on February 1st. After all this crazy cold weather, let's get caught up on all writing assignments!

[Linette Chaloka @linette_chaloka]

It was a good day today! Senior Comp students had some fun reviewing parts of speech and descriptive writing! @GBSraiders @GBSWritingCentr @GlenbardDist87 @GBS_English