By English Tutor: Definition: Punctuation marks are any of the marks that are used to punctuate writing. They are fairly easy to identify in a sentence and in a paragraph of writing. These include: comma, colon, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark, inverted comma and dashes. Punctuation marks come from punctuate which is to interrupt at intervals. Some punctuation marks […]
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By Jackline Muthoni Mwangi, Kenya: Everyday I wake up And Take my pen and paper Ready to write But when I put my pen on my paper I stop I stop to think Yes think But think about what ? I ask Think of a poem A poem ! Yes a poem Wait ! Not a poem Mmmmmhhhh ! What […]
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By Jackline Muthoni Mwangi, Kenya: Is it really being weak To want some attention Is it really being weak To yearn some appreciation Is it really being weak To long for a hug Is it really being weak To just want to cry Is it really being weak To share my love Is it really being weak To get angry […]
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By English Tutor: How to use 'if' and 'when' If If is a conjugate which is used on condition or supposition that. When it is used under these conditions then words such as provided, assuming, on condition that, providing and supposing can be used in its stead. A conjugate is a word that gives different forms of a verb as […]
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By Andrew Pacutho, Uganda: Forgive me, but I do not understand. All this talk about good for nothing men who abandon and cheat on their wives really baffles me. The stories of men who mistreated and disrespected women really bother me. You see, these stories are shared like we all come from the same elk. That we sprung from the […]
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By Aaron Aroriza, Uganda: So I went to facebook and dug up some thoughts I had previously, in moments of inspiration, penned down and shared on my wall. I now take the pleasure of sharing here what I dusted from the shelves of my facebook wall. Okay, you got me…I'm having writer's block and haven't written any 'illusions' this week. […]
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By Mpuga Rukidi, Uganda: People have always blasted the state. I think some of that blasting is really, really, unnecessary. The state goes to great lengths to do so many things. It's just that sometimes not everything turns out the way the good state wishes. But isn't that just the nature of life? We are an 'almost country', not that […]
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By Kgomotso J Kgopa, South Africa: The events that took place on a Saturday, The 30th March 1991 were by far spectacular Walks of life began Crawls of life rather Gradually evolving into matured steps The African landscapes and terrains braced And graced themselves for my footsteps Paths opened Magnetic fields aligned Mother Nature's intentions for navigation devised a natural […]
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By Andrew Pacutho: A friend once said we should always ask someone to marry us with the expectation she will say yes. If we know she will say yes we would have planned for the aftermath of her answer. And that is really, really true. But I am sure no man walks into such a scenario without butterflies running amok […]
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By Aaron Aroriza: We've succeeded in demonizing the word 'fat'. And that's after we demonized being fat and successfully sent the adjective into the 'offensive words' category. That's why I couldn't understand when, recently, my friend and his sister laughed at me for not having a fat-belly. Or is it a potbelly? I've been struggling to make a 'six pack' […]
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