Archive for April, 2013

Undermined Confidence – News – Bubblews

April 30, 2013

Undermined Confidence – News – Bubblews – Undermined Confidence

 

I have considerable experience understanding what to write about, why to write about it, how to write about it and then how to let people know that I wrote about it.

Discourse Markers List

April 28, 2013

Discourse Markers List – Discourse Markers List

Before getting in to a discourse markers list, let’s just briefly review the definition of discourse marker. A discourse marker is a word or a phrase that is used in a conversation which creates a natural break in the conversation. This break can indicate the end of the conversation or the end of the topic at hand.

Steam Client Download

April 26, 2013

Steam Client Download – Steam Client Download

If you are a gamer then you probably already use the steam game client. The steam client download is free and fast. The steam client download is safe. Why would you want to use the steam client to play games? Why would you want to use the steam client if you already have purchased games?

Plural of Cactus – News – Bubblews

April 20, 2013

Plural of Cactus – News – Bubblews – Plural of cactus

The plural of cactus is up for grabs. The word cactus is Latin; the Latin plural of cactus is cacti. However, with that said, the English plural of cactus is cactuses. The confusion arises when we see Latin plural forms use in botany which uses Latin for plural and singular forms.

Plural of Alumni – News – Bubblews

April 19, 2013

Plural of Alumni – News – Bubblews – Plural of Alumni               

The plural of alumni is an incorrect statement or question in that alumni is already the plural form of alumnus, alumna and alum. Latin nouns follow specific plural forms as well as specific gender forms.

Plural of staff – News – Bubblews

April 19, 2013

Plural of staff – News – Bubblews – Plural of staff

The plural of staff is not as easy as it might seem. Most in North America consider staff as a singular and plural form of the word. The problem arises when we deal with staff from a singular count situation. The plural form of staff would be staff.

Plural of phenomenon – News – Bubblews

April 19, 2013

Plural of phenomenon – News – Bubblews –Plural of phenomenon

The plural of phenomenon is phenomena, however, like many non-standard plurals phenomenons has frequently been used particularly when the writing in question is nonscientific.  Nonstandard plurals frequently create confusion not only among speakers of English as a second language but for native speakers as well.

Plural of Memorandum – News – Bubblews

April 19, 2013

Plural of Memorandum – News – Bubblews – Plural of Memorandum

The plural of memorandum has been subject to much academic discourse. The plural of memorandum is properly derived as memoranda following the plural rules of words that end in ‘um’ such as datum and data.

Plural of Formula – News – Bubblews

April 18, 2013

Plural of Formula – News – Bubblews –Plural of Formula

The plural of formula is accepted as both formulas and formulae. The dynamic nature of English allows for improper usage of words to eventually become main stream and in this case the plural of formula. English slang words, which are pandemic, frequently are accepted as proper if utilized by substantial segments of the population.

Plural of Radius – News – Bubblews

April 18, 2013

Plural of Radius – News – Bubblews – Plural of Radius

The dynamic nature of English can be seen in the plural of radius. The definition of radius is stated as a straight line from the center of a circle or sphere to the intersecting point of the circumference. If we cut a circle into two equal parts we have the diameter of a circle or sphere which is equal to two radiuses.