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Teaching methods have changed over recent years, particularly in the areas of reading and writing. The pendulum is swinging back, though, so phonics and cursive writing are turning up in lesson plans.
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Casagrande explains that lexicography is reportage, not rule-making and that every grammar rule and every word definition came from popular usage.
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A Huntington Beach reader questions the financial wisdom of allowing the International Surfing Museum to move into the Main Street Library for just $500 per month rent.
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Tere Carrubba, granddaughter of the late master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was welcomed to the annual luncheon held at Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach.
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Quotation marks have a hierarchy, grammar expert June Casagrande notes, and she advises how to put single quotes in their place.
Readers write to say they’re glad the Balboa Island Ferry business will stay afloat now that enough funding has been found so its fleet can go electric, per a state mandate.
The columnist notes that until recently we thought we lived in an age scientific and medical advancements, but with ‘anti-science zealotry’ taking hold in the U.S. we are unnecessarily being put at risk.
Letters from readers question ICE tactics, Newport Beach City Council’s “doozy,” and council candidates, the 2020 election fraud allegations and the Huntington Beach City Council.
Grammar pro June Casagrande writes on when, how and why to use “whom,” while also providing examples from great writers like Shakespeare who eschewed it in their works.
A reader highlights two concerns for Huntington Beach citizens. Taxpayer fund being spent on voter ID lawsuits and the 2024–25 Year-End Audit being laced on the consent calendar.
Columnist June Casagrande advises readers to ask the internet the right questions when addressing their grammar weaknesses.
Daily Pilot & TimesOC columnist Patrice Apodaca writes this week on the rhetoric used surrounding undocumented immigrants and how labeling them as “illegal” is inacurrate and stokes anger.
The Orange County chapter of Childhelp is planning its big fundraiser themed “For the Love of a Child,” which will be held March 19 and will feature a fashion show produced by South Coast Plaza.
A reader praises the New Direction recovery center for mothers and children. Another points out the inconsistencies in the rules of the English language
Grammar expert June Casagrande tackles the use of ‘amongst’ and ‘amidst,’ from which she removes the ‘st’ when editing copy. Even hearing those words spoken make her cringe, she says.
The Rev. Paul E. Captez, pastor of Christ Church by the Sea, reflects on how enriching it is to have a pet dog as a companion and encourages others to adopt a rescue pet.
