Jose A. Carillo

JOSE A. CARILLO

Writing under the pen name Jose Carillo, Carlos O. Llorin Jr. is a nationally awarded editor and internationally awarded corporate communicator

[Jose A. Carillo @J8Carillo]

PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR MARCH 29 – APRIL 4, 2025
OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM
(15 new postings)
Lead Feature: “Simpler alternatives for the subjunctive”
https://t.co/ogCy4UWLQQ
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The medieval morality tale in the riotously charming 2001 film "A Knight’s Tale" gives a powerful insight into the need to speak and act in ways that truly validate our own self-concept or projection of ourselves. https://t.co/RT3s5O4fU2

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PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR MARCH 22 - 28, 2025
OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM
(15 new postings)
Lead Feature: “The subjunctive and its functions”
https://t.co/Tf4b4UZbGs
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PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR MARCH 15 - 21, 2025
OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM
(15 new postings)
Lead Feature: “The mood and attitude of English verbs”
https://t.co/Tf4b4UZbGs
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Need a breather from the very unsettling developments in the Philippines, North America, and Europe in recent weeks? If so, join me in a retrospective reading of my 2016 folio of 6 personal essays and 6 general-interest stories of enduring significance. https://t.co/3JFCxNONS3

[Jose A. Carillo @J8Carillo]

The Philippine Book Festival 2025 goes underway from March 13-16, 2025 at the Megatrade Hall of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. The Manila Times Publishing Corp is participating in the book fair with its wide range of books and periodicals. https://t.co/C7wfIHNWr0

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PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR MARCH 8 - 14, 2025
OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM
(15 new postings)
Lead Feature: “Better ways of handling equative constructions”
https://t.co/FgKRWjDh3h
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PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR MARCH 1 - 7, 2025
OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM
(15 new postings)
Lead Feature: “Some baffling aspects of inverted sentences”
https://t.co/iaei87CwvC
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PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 22 - 28, 2025
OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM
(15 new postings)
Lead Feature: “Using inversion for even stronger emphasis”
https://t.co/98IDsAQgnU
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PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 2025
OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM
(15 new postings)
Lead Feature: “Even more pragmatic uses of inversion”
https://t.co/rgeKhpdsZG
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“If you must write about Valentine’s Day,” my wife Leonor admonished me, “don’t be a spoilsport. By all means take a break from your grammar columns, but don’t try to take away the romance from Valentine’s.” https://t.co/J2DxI38HnD

[Jose A. Carillo @J8Carillo]

PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 8 - 14, 2025
OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM
(15 new postings)
Lead Feature: “Using inversion for smooth transitions”
https://t.co/sHlMlvP4pK
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PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 1 - 7, 2025
OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM
(15 new postings)
Lead Feature: “Using inversion for smooth transitions”
https://t.co/rzXRw5r7WV
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PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR JANUARY 25 - 31, 2025
OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM
(15 new postings)
Lead Feature: “The virtue of elliptical constructions”
https://t.co/9mg9iggJ4M
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Elliptical sentences are missing certain words but read right and sound right: “Those who wish to [...] can very well join me.” “The youngest among us is as competent as the eldest [...].” The bracketed periods shown for the missing words is the ellipsis. https://t.co/oUucRL4KzQ

[Jose A. Carillo @J8Carillo]

BE DONE WITH THOSE GRAMMAR MISUSES!
Jose Carillo’s English Forum will run weekly starting Jan. 28, 2025 a series of very common grammar misuses from about 450 posted in the Forum over the years. https://t.co/SvHgIIr09q

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AIMING FOR EUPHONY IN OUR ENGLISH PROSE
It’s tempting to approach euphony from a purely grammatical and structural sense, only to discover that it’s an entirely unique expression device. The Forum takes up the 10 most common devices for achieving euphony. https://t.co/J2DxI38HnD

[Jose A. Carillo @J8Carillo]

PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR JANUARY 18 - 24, 2025
OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM
(15 new postings)
Lead Feature: “Using extraposition for emphasis”
https://t.co/6ZqHIMqi3Y
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PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR JANUARY 11 - 17, 2025
OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM
(15 new postings)
Lead Feature: “Crafting our sentences to their context”
https://t.co/utGsKuTkDp
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PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR JANUARY 4 - 10, 2025
OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM
(15 new postings)
Lead Feature: “When even the passive voice isn’t enough”
https://t.co/2za1fQcx6G
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