I guess I should resign myself to a life of reading linguistics books as Queen of Nerdland. And don't worry, I've already read all seven Harry Potters.
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An admitted academiaholic embraces her inner geek in New York City
About Me
- Tracy Bratten
- I just graduated from New York University with my Master's degree in Journalism in General and Investigative Reporting, with a focus on Magazine Journalism. I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004 with a B.S. in Advertising and a B.A. in Spanish.
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Required Reading
- "Why I Write" by George Orwell, from Collected Essays: Journalism and Letters of George Orwell
- Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
- On Writing Well by William Zinsser
- The Atoms of Language: The Mind's Hidden Rules of Grammar by Mark C. Baker
- The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
Bookshelf
1 comment:
Theirs a book whats called
"Strictly Speaking" by Edwin Newman that you should of read by now.
Sorry... couldn't resist. :)
I once overheard a girl commenting
upon some jewelry.
She said "Ain't them purty ?".
It's hard to top three errors
in a three word sentence.
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