Author kamrul

The story begins when four-year-old Richard sets fire to his grandmother’s house in Jackson, Mississippi, and, as punishment, is nearly beaten to death by his mother. He recovers, and the brutal punishment establishes in Richard an ability to survive any… Continue Reading →

Text messaging today is much closer to speaking than it is to writing. This is because people – mainly youth – prefer to write more like the way they speak, rather than writing in standard English. This suggests that when… Continue Reading →

My transcript is based on a video I made with Mark, Alex and Soren. There are many features that aren’t used in writing that are used in the video. These are called paralinguistic and linguistic features. In my transcript, Alex… Continue Reading →

Friend: Hey Me: Hey yo Friend: Whatcha doing? Me: Nothing Friend: Gonna watch the match? Me: No, it’s only ukraine Friend: lol Me: Who are you supporting next World Cup? Friend: Brazil and Spian. Spain* Me: oh wow What would… Continue Reading →