Donna Lowe
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Donna Lowe
Leonard Bernstein’s Tanglewood sermon was intended to send the young musicians off with high hopes:
.. It's the artists of the world, the feelers and the thinkers, who will ultimately save us, who can articulate, educate, defy, insist, sing and shout the big dreams. Only the artists can turn the "Not-Yet" into reality. All right, how do you do it? L... See more
.. It's the artists of the world, the feelers and the thinkers, who will ultimately save us, who can articulate, educate, defy, insist, sing and shout the big dreams. Only the artists can turn the "Not-Yet" into reality. All right, how do you do it? L... See more
Long after we ceased seeking amusement by watching gladiators fight lions, we still use the abbreviation for the Ancient Roman libra ponda (“pound of weight”) to denote 16 ounces.
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
Bill Walsh (who I’ve described exclusively as my personal hero since first picking up a copy of his essential text The Elephants of Style: A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
“a colon means ‘that is to say’ or ‘here’s what I mean.’”
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
Seventeen years later, father of the emoji Shigetaka Kurita would create the first one—a heart—for Japanese telemarketing company NTT Docomo,
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
As for oz? That one comes from the Medieval Italians’ word for ounce: onza.
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
As a general rule, before you toss a few words in between parentheses, ask yourself, “Are these words integral to the meaning of a sentence?” The answer should always be no; they should further explain or qualify, as a service to the reader.
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
two pretty straightforward examples: The duo is recording an album (they’re recording it as a unit), but The duo are going their separate ways (both members, as individual people, are planning to embark on different journeys;
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
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