by Tammy Ditmore | Aug 2, 2011 | Language, Speech
Like most Americans, I have been dismayed and disappointed by the tenor of rhetoric coming from Washington in recent months, particularly during the recent debt-ceiling debates. I have a hard time understanding why it seems so difficult to get anything done. But a...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jun 29, 2011 | Language, Speech
I was fascinated this week to learn that some researchers now believe birds use grammar! Discovery News wrote about the study this week, and I found it when a friend shared this link: http://news.discovery.com/animals/finches-songs-grammar-110627.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1....
by Tammy Ditmore | Jun 24, 2011 | Writing
Lately I have noticed ads popping up on my Facebook page that are directly related to specific words I’ve used in my status updates or in comments on my friends’ pages. I find that more than a little creepy. One of the most appealing aspects of the Internet has...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jun 9, 2011 | Writing
A few days ago, my son Jonathan proudly announced that he had received a 98 on his major research paper for his eighth-grade English class. My English-professor husband and I had spent a lot of time and energy offering assistance and advice for this project, and we...
by Tammy Ditmore | May 30, 2011 | personal reflections
Every Memorial Day, I find myself musing about a man I never met. He was my husband’s uncle, but Michael never met him either. This would-have-been uncle-in-law died while fighting in the Pacific Theater sometime during World War II. The man I’ve only heard about was...
