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Language Lovers Unite!
Join Dr. Donald Moon for this special three-part series called, "Idioms: What Are They and Why Do We Say Them?" at Johnston Public Library.
Okay all you language lovers, you grammar geeks, you proper usage police—I know you’re out there.
We have the perfect program for amateur linguists and culture curiosos alike.
Join Dr. Donald Moon for this special three-part series called, “Idioms: What Are They and Why Do We Say Them?”
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Programs are scheduled for Monday, November 5, Monday, November 19 and Monday, December 3 at 6:30 pm.
Dr. Moon will explore many of the hundred of idioms that are used in our everyday conversations and why we use them.
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The class will also look at idioms that are exclusive to specific cultures. I’m sure that you won’t find yourself “in over your head” or in a “sink or swim” situation.
Dr. Moon will also “take a stab” at sports related idioms; for example, “you are way out in left field” or “you have the inside track” or “the ball is in your court”.
Please feel encouraged to jot down any idioms that you find yourself or others using and bring them to class with you. Remember—“all is well that ends well”.
Don Moon is a retired Professor of Education and Director of Educational Media and Television Services at Drake University. He spent 38 years teaching in the area of Educational Technology. During the past six years he has been involved with the Billie and Robert D. Ray Lifelong Learning Society at Drake University. He has developed courses on World War II, the Vietnam War and taught courses on cartoons, idioms and proverbs.
To register for these free programs on November 5, November 19, and December 3, visit Johnston Public Library’s website at www.johnstonlibrary.com or call 515-278-5233.
And the next time you’re at the library, check out these entertaining books about grammar and language usage that weigh in on the lively debate over linguistic “correctness” or lack thereof:
- Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
- The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time by William Safire
- Alphabetter Juice by Roy Blount
- Bryson’s Dictionary of Troublesome Words by Bill Bryson
- I Love it When you Talk Retro by Ralph Keyes