I would never have guessed it, but the path to talking lies beyond the land of drinking through a straw. In the early stages of introducing Julianna to the cup, we learned that sippy cups are Bad For Children. They promote improper use of the tongue, chewing…I don’t remember the whole story; we had too much…
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Of the Importance of Words
Words. We use them, stumble over them, repeat them, misuse them, throw them away like remnants of a shattered plate, without ever realizing how priceless they are, how indispensable. However well or poorly we use them, whatever language we speak or write, words are the fundamental building block of human interaction. Body language, facial expressions—all…
Read MoreOf Statistics and Search parameters
One of the things that happens when you start a blog is that you get obsessive about watching your blog stats. And whatever other information the counter gives you. For instance, I can see when people click to my blog from somewhere else, and I know which posts get the most “hits.” I also know…
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The next time you’re talking to someone—anyone—pay attention. Not so much what they say, but how. It’s very illuminating. I’ve always had an ear for language—an ability to pick out what language is being spoken, even if I can’t understand it. I attribute this to two things—one, exposure to lots of languages in the…
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Kathleen M. Basi 