Michael's English Usage

Grammar Lessons from a Grumpy Old English Teacher

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LAST OFFERINGS OF THE WEEK

Thursday, April 1, 2010 By Michael Lyons Leave a Comment

TAKE NOTE
 The next entry on the blog will be on Monday, April 5, 2010.
The corrections and explanations for this week and next week
will be published on Sunday, April 11, 2010.
I wish everybody a wonderful and happy Easter.

PRESCRIBE/PROSCRIBE

Explain the difference in meaning between the words “prescribe” and “proscribe“.
Create sentences that clearly show the correct use of “prescribe” and “proscribe“.

TODAY’S WORD

The word for today is “tawdry“.
What part of speech is “tawdry“?
Define “tawdry” and use it in a sentence.
What other forms of the word can you list?

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