Michael HinsleyU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services From ‘aliens’ to ‘noncitizens’: Biden administration proposes changing term to recognize humanity of non-Americans localnewsmatters.org - Kevin Johnson, dean and professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, UC Davis A profound change has been proposed by the Biden administration for U.S. immigration law. Following up on candidate Joe Biden’s promise of …
Michael HinsleyLanguage 35 Clever Illustrations Of ‘Same’ Words That Are Actually Different, By Bruce Worden (New Pics) boredpanda.com - Jonas Grinevičius, Denis Tymulis Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, homographs look the same, and homonyms are everything that confuse the heck out …
Michael HinsleyNew York City "Pathogen porn": Two papers about a New York coronavirus strain spark a scientific war of words verified_publisherSalonOne of the greatest ongoing pandemic concerns is how the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the disease, frequently mutates. Some of these mutations have become household names: there's B.1.1.7, which...
Michael HinsleyLanguage How to Gain Confidence in Your English Speaking voanews.com At VOA Learning English, we sometimes get questions like this: “How can I speak English with more confidence?” That is a great question. No matter …
Michael HinsleyGrammar It’s Time to Embrace the Singular ‘They’ verified_publisherLifehacker - Sam Blum Grammar snobs may shudder in disgust at this idea, but it’s time to normalize the use of they/them as singular pronouns. It’s 2021; no more of this …
