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AP: Impressed by college essays so far. You learned well from the good ones and bad ones. Also, very few grammatical/stylistic concerns.

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This was a Tip of Day in the past, but this article explains the distinction more fully. https://t.co/u1W0wDpKgE

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Elegy vs. Eulogy: What’s the Difference? https://t.co/K4ZdD4QqSA
#grammar #writing #amwriting

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Quote of Day: "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." -- John Quincy Adams

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Quote of the Day: "The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family." -- Lee Iacocca

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@far_ah_way So sorry to hear about your Dad. Just being there with him means so much. My father had melanoma. I'll keep you in my prayers.

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AP: Great vocabulary review today with rousing games of tapball. Record of 910 still stands, though. Not sure it will ever be approached.

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Congrats to Sophia Detweiler for earning Featured Essay. This was a big one: Bank Essay. Lavish praise on Sophia if you see her in the halls

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Quote of Day (For Class of 2016): "Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow." -- William Shakespeare

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Tip of the Day: CRITERIA is plural; CRITERION is singular. Incorrect: My criteria is... Correct: My criteria are...

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Article explains why it's wrong to say, "I feel nauseous." I've tried, without success, to explain this to students. https://t.co/KCmHrcwRWQ

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Nauseous vs. Nauseated: What’s the Difference? https://t.co/KOosa0aENU
#grammar #writing #amwriting

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Dan "Lightnin'" Lipowitz on guitar. His bandana, signed, available on EBay. Check made payable to UHS Activities. https://t.co/zGzPap6pYD

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Great signing yearbooks/wishing farewells to seniors at the picnic. I'll miss you all. #UStillMatterEvenWhenYouAreGone

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Corrected this error hundreds--maybe thousands--of times over the years. Read this. Get it right once and for all. https://t.co/kN6x9UutjC

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Then vs. Than: What’s the Difference? https://t.co/080gnyYb6K
#grammar #writing #amwriting

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Word of Day: MATRICULATE: to be enrolled at a college or university.

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Quote of the Day: "Goodbyes need not be perfect. It's the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it." -- John Updike

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Tip of Day: An AFFIDAVIT is a sworn statement used in court; therefore, the phrase "SWORN AFFIDAVIT" is redundant.

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Congrats to good sports Kate Evanko and Drew Menninger for their awards this morning. #UMatter

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@MaryJWalter @UHSeNews Thanks for the kind words. I'll miss baseball this summer. Austin broke wrist during school game. Out for season.

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A must-have for the kids: a Public Enemy action figure set. Chuck D. looks fierce. Flav looks fly. #FightThePower https://t.co/cmgVMuyb8o

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You can now pre-order the @PublicEnemyFTP action figure set… https://t.co/OC1PfGKmRf

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Great piece about writing, risk-taking, the inimitable John Updike. Wonder what I do with the "No" essays. See pic. https://t.co/CBzqn1LLz4