Jose A. Carillo
Editor at Freelance
Columnist at The Manila Times
JOSE A. CARILLO Writing under the pen name Jose Carillo, Carlos O. Llorin Jr. is a nationally awarded editor and internationally awarded corporate communicator
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1 week ago |
manilatimes.net | Jose A. Carillo
Keeping English prose trim and slim should be every writer's goal. But this doesn't mean sticking to simple declarative sentences all the time. Good prose must not only be concise and clear, but must sound natural and engaging as well. An unbroken succession of basic subject-verb-predicate statements rarely achieves that. Register to read this story and more for free. Signing up for an account helps us improve your browsing experience. Continue OR See our subscription options.
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2 weeks ago |
manilatimes.net | Jose A. Carillo
One of the most lucid and delightful books I've read about writing is Lucille Vaughan Payne's "The Lively Art of Writing." The slim volume, which I discovered many years ago when I was still very self-consciously grappling with writing technique, taught me one unforgettable truth about doing a sentence: It's all a matter of developing a basic idea. No matter how complex our thoughts are, we can actually boil down each of them to a few words that capture its essential meaning.
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3 weeks ago |
manilatimes.net | Jose A. Carillo
After a full-dress review of the subjunctive in the preceding chapters, this form of the English language should no longer hold any terrors for us. With a clearer understanding of its uses and peculiar grammar behaviors, we should now be able to deal with the subjunctive as competently as we do with the indicative and imperative moods. Even with a good grasp of the subjunctive, however, we need to remain cautious in using it.
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1 month ago |
manilatimes.net | Jose A. Carillo
What is it about the subjunctive form that makes both native and nonnative users of English intimidated and prone to error when using it? The reason is verbs in the singular third-person subjunctive ignore the subject-verb agreement rule. They drop the "-s" or "-es" at their tail ends and take the base form of the verb (the verb's infinitive form without the "to"). Register to read this story and more for free. Signing up for an account helps us improve your browsing experience.
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1 month ago |
manilatimes.net | Jose A. Carillo
In language, the easiest thing to do is either affirm the uniqueness of things or highlight their differences. "Yes, he's a magnificent brawler in the ring," or "True, he's hopelessly incompetent as a public speaker," are quick affirmations. So are "Oh, my God, she's beautiful!" and this timeworn metaphor on beauty, "Helen's was the face that launched a thousand ships."The logic in contrasting things is likewise easy to grasp.
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The medieval morality tale in the riotously charming 2001 film "A Knight’s Tale" gives a powerful insight into the need to speak and act in ways that truly validate our own self-concept or projection of ourselves. https://t.co/RT3s5O4fU2 https://t.co/1wQC7Eavrt
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