The Fine Line: English in an International Setting
This is reflection about the introduction to the book “The Fine Line: Communicating Clearly in English in an International Setting” by Ellen Wallace. The Fine Line is a collection of (among others) grammar and spelling rules recommended for International Baccalaureate students.
One single sentence, that’s all Ellen Wallace needed to entrance me. The introducing paragraph immediately grabbed my attention with its warm words, setting a nice atmosphere, and at the same time putting my brain at work – as soon as I realized where Wallace was going with her multinational breakfast, I thought about me, and she was right on so many points, not only the breakfast. This undoubtedly interested me, and forced me to keep reading.
Without ever losing her grasp of my interest, Wallace goes on to identify the problem. Which English is the better one? Mine. Therein lies the rub. Shakespeare quotes add a sense of class and education to a text that only Shakespeare quotes can.
The next page contains a sub-heading. The format in which it is presented at first confounded me – it seemed like a part of a table or a definition list – however, I noticed that it is indeed easy to overview while being original, in my frame of reference, that is.
Another reason that I like this text is the spread-out anecdotes and tales, such as the one about eggys/eyren. They really make the text personal, and it feels like the author reaches out to touch you. As opposed to a boring, fact-filled documentary on the English language’s evolution and diversity, which I was expecting, I got a mesmerizing essay, personalized just enough to show that the author was dedicated to the work.
Another part that caught my attention was the ending: The formality that we count on to give us credibility too readily pushes us into obtrusiveness. That sentence lingered in my mind for a while, and actually that helped me understand it. It’s also wonderful to see Wallace apply the theory about which she is writing in the text itself – if ever, it is at this point that you have the fullest understanding of the technique in question.credit consolidation debt card aaacanada california card credit merchant accountcredits music mile 8of accreditation education health alliedimpact credit account transfer scoreagency accreditation australiaagency consolidation creditor debtdistance accredited learning degree master Maploans status consolidation in-schoolhome loans ing equityform loan installmentsettlement instaloansuk loans car instantloans instant depositloans personal instant online approvalpayday explained loan instant Mapxxx pics porn ebonyporn ebony previewsporn rss 2.0 ebonyporn ebony starpinky star ebony pornthumbnails porn ebonyebony porn torrentebony tubes porn Map
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