Aural punctuation.
Teach young people to correct unbearable pauses in speech by using
"spoken commas." Replace embar Em`bar´
v. t. 1. To bar or shut in; to inclose securely, as with bars.
[
imp. & p. p. os> Embarred
r>;
p. pr. & vb. n. os> Embanking.]
Where fast embarred in mighty brazen wall. it: "I walked into
class--y'know?-sat down--right? --opened my book
Um/Er Associates
Odvard Egil Dyrli, gdyrli@edmediagroup.com, is editor-in-chief of
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION and emeritus e·mer·i·tus
adj.
Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus.
n. pl. professor of education at the
University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut is the State of Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 27,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 9,000 graduate students in multiple programs.
UConn's main campus is in Storrs, Connecticut. .
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