I’m feel like I’m in a perpetual conversation with an annoying friend who’s always offering unsolicited advice. Every time I open a new document or type something into a search engine, there they are, saying, ‘Have you thought about this? I can help, you know.” Maybe I don’t want your help! Maybe I can do […]
Category: Blogs
Decoding the Assignment: A Guide to Reading Between the Lines
One of my senior students once came up with what he called the “Bulls*** Theory.” His idea was simple: if you haven’t studied (and he rarely had), use the question as a springboard to craft the most elegant, formal, and fluent English you can muster, and fool your examiner into thinking you know what you’re […]
Thinking About Blogging? Start Here
Some of us (like me) remember card catalogues. You know, the ones in libraries where you pulled open a long wooden drawer and flicked through cards organised by subject or author. Nowadays, information is just a few keystrokes away – as is everybody’s opinion about everything. Blogs combine the two: information and opinion. A good […]