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my to-read shelf:
Fictionophile- “A Perfect Sentence” by Patrick Starnes – Book Review
- “The Scholar” by Dervla McTiernan – Book Review
- Cover Love: part 79 – Tied up (with string or ribbons)
- “Dying Truth” by Angela Marsons – Book Review #MarsonsOfTheMonth
- Hello September (Fictionophile personal updates)
- Fictionophile’s August 2019 #bookhaul
- “The Beach at Doonshean” by Penny Feeny – Book Review
- “The Nanny” by Gilly Macmillan – Book Review
- Throwback Thursday: “House. Tree. Person” by Catriona McPherson – Book Review
- Wednesday’s Word = MRS.
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Tag Archives: words
Yes – these are REAL #words
While perusing the internet, I came across an article about words. So, of course I had to then stop and check it out. Reader’s Digest has compiled a list of 15 words that many folk argue aren’t words at all. … Continue reading
English pronunciation poem
Saw this poem on Pinterest and just had to share it with you. Once again, it has made me fully appreciate how very difficult it must be to learn English as a second language. My love of my native language … Continue reading
12 common confusing words – an infographic
My love of the English language knows no bounds. That being said, it can pose some formidable challenges at times. Below is an infographic from GrammarCheck.net that lists some of the most challenging word usage hurdles. The one I’m most … Continue reading
#BookBlogger Word Search – #Bookbloggers
I love this wonderful book blogging community! Such a warm and supportive group! As a token of thanks to those bloggers who have been SO supportive of Fictionophile, I have created a little ‘Word Search‘ puzzle. Hope you enjoy it! … Continue reading
English language quirks and perversities
As an English speaking person, I take the vagaries of the English language for granted. I take joy in reading and discovering the perversities of my native tongue. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to learn English as … Continue reading
Perverse English language (take 2 – why learning English is hard)
A while back I wrote a post “Glorious, complicated, perverse English language” in which I lamented how very difficult it must be for non-native English speakers to learn the language. This morning I came across a post that exemplifies just … Continue reading
Fictionophile’s ‘philes’
Adding ‘phile‘ to the end of a word denotes ‘lover of‘ When I began this blog I was going to use Fiction-phile, but after some thought decided that Fiction-o-phile sounded cooler. It sort of goes with Bibliophile. Anyway, just for … Continue reading
Glorious, complicated, perverse English language
As an English speaking person, I take the vagaries of the English language for granted. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to learn English as a second language. It would seem that for every rule there is an … Continue reading
Paddy or Patty?
Paddy Versus Patty (from Grammar Girl) March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day—the day we celebrate the patron saint of Ireland, who lived around A.D. 400 and is said to have driven the snakes out of Ireland, which probably meant bad … Continue reading
“What she left” by T.R. Richmond – Book Review
Unlike footprints in the sand which disappear at the first high tide, our digital footprints remain long after we are gone… “What she left” tells the tragic story of the death of twenty-five year old Alice Salmon. The story is … Continue reading
Careened vs. careered
I originally wrote this post in May of 2014. My love for words and the English language has prompted me to revisit it – as this is something that I am still encountering. I just finished a novel that (mis?)used … Continue reading
