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sloppy English

Sloppy English

April 25, 2017 by Lanita Boyd

As I left the doctor’s office, I heard the scheduler saying, “I was calling to ask you….” Was calling? I thought. Aren’t you calling right now? Shouldn’t that be “I am calling?” So that launched me into thinking about expressions that we used that are less than accurate. Working with international students and answering their … [Read more…]

Posted in: conversational English Tagged: being understood, English, sloppy English, use of UP

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4

I enjoy my roles as wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, speaker, writer, sister, niece, aunt, and friend. As the title indicates, these are just the musings I might share with you over a cup of coffee.

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