Category Archives: Ideas and Opinions

Questioning Fantasy: A guest post by Matt Kent

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Ed Battistella

Matt Kent is studying English Education and Creative Writing at Southern Oregon University. Fantasy is a type of book that its reader does not often think deeply about, they read it for pure entertainment; therefore, it just is. The stories … Continue reading →

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Epicene Third Person Singular Pronouns a guest post by Rio J. Picollo

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Ed Battistella

Epicene Third Person Singular Pronouns by Rio J. Picollo Rio Picollo is an English major at Southern Oregon University. She enjoys reading, juggling, and worrying about future career prospects. Over the last few decades, a reform movement has been underway … Continue reading →

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MY YEAR OF NEW WORDS, Part 10: PHONEMES

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Ed Battistella

If you’ve ever played Scrabble or Boggle or Worded with Friends, you know there are some letters that you just can’t do much with because they don’t fit together well. This has to do with the sound shape of English … Continue reading →

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My Year of New words, Part 9: TYPOS

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Ed Battistella

One of the types of word formation that doesn’t turn up much in textbooks—but which has been enormously helpful to be—is the typo. Typing quickly I notice odd combinations of letters that sometimes suggest new words. Typing malapropism, for example, … Continue reading →

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