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Just Words:
The Us and Them Thing

How to avoid the isms that pull people apart.

 

Grammar For Grownups
A manual for people who have to use language in the real world.

Welcome to my website and my world!

Since I was nine years old, I've been a writer (scratching words on paper). My enjoyment of music kicked in about the same time. It took many years to realize that words without music sound tinny and hollow; music without words feel incomplete.

Words speak to the mind.

Music speaks to the soul.

But ahh, to combine the two - that's the fun!

This site is created to help you put words to your music - and music to your words.

Please poke around... there's lots to learn. Browse on your own path or take a shortcut to:

The Joy of Challenge

The Rest of the Story...

Here's a game I love to play. You can call it "The Next Chapter" or "The Rest of the Story", whichever fits your whim.

Pick up the closing line(s) of your favorite novel, fairy tale, children's story, or movie. Using the same characters, write your story of what happens next. As an example:

  • Scarlet O'Hara says, "I'll think of it all tomorrow, at Tara. I can stand it then. Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."
  • Cinderella and the Handsome Prince rode off into the sunset and lived happily ever after. (Note that HP doesn't have a real name.)

Now, begin your story. Change the names if you like, but keep the circumstance the same. Jilted stubborn woman attempts to reclaim her lost love. Or: Young couple in love begin new life together - she a hardworking plain girl and he a handsome rich (and probably spoiled) boy.

Have fun and share the results!

Banish the sacred rules of grammar???

YOU CAN'T DO THAT!

Or can you?

Val's newest book, The Anarchist's Guide to Grammar is now available on
Amazon.com
in print and on Kindle

 

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Did I Say What I Think I Said?

Discussion of the words we use to interact with people who are not us.
Schedule a training session at your office or business now.

Based on Val's latest book: Just Words - The Us and Them Thing

Call: 253-582-5453

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Val Dumond
P.O. Box 97124
Tacoma, WA 98497
Phone/Fax: 253.582.5453
Email: Val@valdumond.com

 

 

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