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Monthly Archives: October 2018

Going Dark

https://youtu.be/7g1g5ZGbHtE

Posted byMarialena GallagherOctober 24, 2018Posted inUncategorizedTags: Nico & Vinz, praying to a god, writingLeave a comment on Going Dark

How “You Belong” Really Makes me Feel

If you read Friday’s post, you’ll know that I was a bit apprehensive, to say the least, about Rachel Platten’s new song.

Posted byMarialena GallagherOctober 22, 2018October 22, 2018Posted inMusicTags: fans, feelings, Rachel Platten, you belongLeave a comment on How “You Belong” Really Makes me Feel

Platten v. Milne

Today, Rachel Platten performed a new song on Good Morning America. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a beautiful song written by a beautiful human being: https://youtu.be/O7bq62Z_cN0

Posted byMarialena GallagherOctober 19, 2018October 19, 2018Posted inMusic, TV, UncategorizedTags: Good Morning America, Rachel Platten, you belong1 Comment on Platten v. Milne

Sentence Structure

I’m a “grammar nazi”, and I know it. It takes all my self control not to correct people. Sometimes I can’t help it and I correct them anyway.

Posted byMarialena GallagherOctober 17, 2018October 17, 2018Posted inUncategorizedTags: grammar, sentences, structure, writingLeave a comment on Sentence Structure

The Connotation of Cuss Words

I’ll admit I swear a lot more than I used to. It’s part of the reason my vocabulary seems to have shrunk, which is not exactly something I’m proud of.

Posted byMarialena GallagherOctober 12, 2018October 12, 2018Posted inUncategorizedTags: connotation, swearing, words1 Comment on The Connotation of Cuss Words

So Many Ideas

I’ve been doing a lot of writing lately. I’m almost done with one of the stories I’m working on.

Posted byMarialena GallagherOctober 10, 2018Posted inUncategorizedTags: ideas, stories, writingLeave a comment on So Many Ideas

A v. An

This is one of my biggest grammar pet peeves.

Posted byMarialena GallagherOctober 8, 2018October 8, 2018Posted inUncategorizedTags: grammar, pet peeves, words, writingLeave a comment on A v. An

I Like Me Better When I’m on Twitter

If you haven’t heard “I Like Me Better” by Lauv, I would suggest taking a few minutes to watch the music video before reading this post. https://youtu.be/BcqxLCWn-CE

Posted byMarialena GallagherOctober 5, 2018October 5, 2018Posted inMusicTags: I like me better, journalism, Lauv, TwitterLeave a comment on I Like Me Better When I’m on Twitter

Advisor or Adviser?

I’ve always been a little confused about the words “advisor” and “adviser”.

Posted byMarialena GallagherOctober 3, 2018Posted inUncategorizedTags: adviser, advisor, meaning, style, wordsLeave a comment on Advisor or Adviser?

Information Overload?

I have a confession to make: I’m a news junkie.

Posted byMarialena GallagherOctober 1, 2018Posted inUncategorizedTags: apps, articles, journalism, news2 Comments on Information Overload?
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