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The power of punctuation — How to do the punctuation on this sentence: Woman without her man is nothing?

The power of punctuation — How to do the punctuation on this sentence: Woman without her man is nothing. If you are a male reader, the chance is your answer will be: Woman, without her man, is nothing. If you … Continue reading

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元曲 Yuan Qu: song of Yuan Dynasty — 馬致遠: 天淨沙: 秋思 Ma Zhiyuan (1260-1364): Tian Jing Sha (Sky cleansed sand ): Autumn Thoughts : Chinese poem, pinyin, and English translation. Also Poetic Angst over Time and Tense

This poem is a 曲 “qu” or song of the 元 Yuan Dynasty which is made up of long and short lines. Tian jing sa  天净沙 is a tune, the people in Yuan, they recited this qu 曲 poem to … Continue reading

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