English Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/english/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:45:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 What Language is That? https://smthingscount.com/2019/07/16/what-language-is-that/ Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:45:41 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8200 I was fascinated by this map of common languages spoken in the U.S. We really ARE a diverse country! And each language and person speaking

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]]> Speak English, Darn It! https://smthingscount.com/2019/03/06/speak-english-darn-it-2/ Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:04:33 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7829 SPEAK ENGLISH, DARN IT!  My blood boils as I wait to be seated at a restaurant, two people near me talking in another language.  They’re

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]]> It Makes Me Cringe Bigly https://smthingscount.com/2017/02/21/it-makes-me-cringe-bigly/ Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:16:57 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5644 I have to say it.  I’ve held off, tried to be open-minded and tolerant.  But now that others are picking it up from President Trump,

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]]> Speak English, Darn It! https://smthingscount.com/2016/05/18/speak-english-darn-it/ https://smthingscount.com/2016/05/18/speak-english-darn-it/#comments Wed, 18 May 2016 16:46:34 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4899 [The other day I was waiting for a table at my local cafe when I overheard two things: a couple speaking in a foreign language,

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]]> https://smthingscount.com/2016/05/18/speak-english-darn-it/feed/ 2 The Royalty of Children https://smthingscount.com/2015/05/05/the-royalty-of-children/ Tue, 05 May 2015 17:03:03 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3668 As we greet the new royal child, let’s think about how we can protect ALL the children of the world.  This little potential future queen—as

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]]> Burger Boy https://smthingscount.com/2015/05/01/burger-boy/ https://smthingscount.com/2015/05/01/burger-boy/#comments Fri, 01 May 2015 17:10:21 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3722 All of us come in daily contact with the “little guys,” a low-paid workers among a sea of low-paid workers.  I’d like to honor those

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]]> https://smthingscount.com/2015/05/01/burger-boy/feed/ 2 European Standard Language is Coming! https://smthingscount.com/2015/01/27/european-standard-language-is-coming/ Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:48:39 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3459 [This one comes from Linda Younts, who knows how much I love word-play.  Enjoy.] The  European  Commission has just announced an agreement  whereby English will

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]]> St. WHO’s Day? https://smthingscount.com/2014/03/17/st-whos-day/ Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:37:57 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2609 Be careful what you wish today.  Many people blithely say “Happy St. Paddy’s Day,” not realizing that those can be fighting words.  In Britain, “paddy”

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]]> Leave My &%#@! Books Alone! https://smthingscount.com/2013/05/03/leave-my-books-alone/ Fri, 03 May 2013 17:23:52 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1571 Okay, so they’re not actually MY books. But they’re mine to enjoy for three weeks when I borrow them from the library. There I am,

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