Despite founding standard English, John Dryden, Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift are discussed sparingly in the Academy’s walls. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
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When English professors do talk about grammar at the Modern Language Association convention, it is to explain its irrelevance, not its necessity.
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On Monday and Tuesday, January 9-10, hearings on academic freedom will be held at Temple University. Representative Gibson C. Armstrong explains why there is a need for such legislative oversight in Pennsylvania.
MLA Abu Ghraib Fantasy
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The F Word
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Two Way Culture Shock in Schools
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