Jose A. Carillo
Freelance 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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2 weeks 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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3 weeks ago |
manilatimes.net | Jose A. Carillo
Sometime ago, a student in Cambodia preparing for a special English-language scholarship test sent me an e-mail expressing puzzlement over these two sentences:"Particularly unfortunate was my failure to report exactly the amount of water in the DNA upon which Rosy had done her measurement." 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. Already have an account? Log in here
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1 month ago |
manilatimes.net | Jose A. Carillo
One of the pleasures of writing is being able to share not only information and ideas, but also one's feelings. But those are luxuries compared to, for instance, doing office memos or straight news journalism. This is because, by tradition, most of the sentences in office memos and straight news need to be in the normal subject-verb-complement (S-V/C) pattern: "We launched this widget last week," or "Angela de Mesa did this to someone" — that sort of thing.
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2 months ago |
manilatimes.net | Jose A. Carillo
WE have already taken up how inverted sentences depart from the normal sentence-verb-complement pattern (S-V/C) to put the verb or its complement wherever it can do its work best in the sentence, and how they can serve as powerful transitional devices. This time, we will focus on the even more practical uses and benefits of transposing sentence elements from their normal Register to read this story and more for free. Signing up for an account helps us improve your browsing experience.
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2 months ago |
manilatimes.net | Jose A. Carillo
IN last week's column, we looked at how inverted sentences allow us to abandon the normal subject-verb-complement (S-V/C) sequence so we can deliver the verb or its complement wherever we feel it can do its work best. We also observed that sentences structured this way could serve as powerful tools for emphasizing and for heightening feeling.
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PLAYLIST UPDATE FOR MARCH 29 – APRIL 4, 2025 OF JOSE CARILLO’S ENGLISH FORUM (15 new postings) Lead Feature: “Simpler alternatives for the subjunctive” https://t.co/ogCy4UWLQQ ----------------- If you liked this notice, do share it. https://t.co/PfXomkW2yf
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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