Diane Mealey
dmeals.bsky.social
Diane Mealey
@dmeals.bsky.social
Reader. Teacher. Fan of sports and games. Sucker for mysteries and thrillers.
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In honour of International Women’s Day, here’s some love for Pandora, the first woman of myth - because actually, it might not be that a woman is responsible for all the world’s evils… 🏺

(More on this and other women of Greek myth in my 2020 book Pandora’s Jar!)
March 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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“At a time like this, that’s all you can think to say?”
Lines from The Princess Bride That Double as Comments on Freshman Composition Papers
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” “At a time like this, that’s all you can think to say?” “Nonsense. Yo...
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March 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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📢 Educators: Can your students tell the difference between a news story & an opinion column?

It's critical to be able to identify types of info & the purposes they serve.

🔗 Download the poster: bit.ly/InfoZonesPos...

➕ Checkology lesson: bit.ly/infozonesNLP

#NewsLiteracy
#Journalism
February 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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The death of capital letters: why gen Z loves lowercase
The death of capital letters: why gen Z loves lowercase
Young people have ditched capitalisation in favour of a writing style that reflects their values and attitudes to tradition. Will this change our language for ever?
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Sunday night mood.
November 24, 2024 at 11:07 PM