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The Story of Scrabble Posted by Gary Locke on Jan 18, 2021
Chances are, you’ve played Scrabble. You know the 15×15 square board, with its 225 squares designed to accommodate 100 wooden tile pieces. 98 of the tiles are marked with a letter and the value of that letter in the lower-left corner. The remaining two wooden tiles are blank on both sides. The value of each…
What is a Sonnet? Posted by Gary Locke on Sep 30, 2016
For centuries, great sonnets have epitomized what we mean when we speak of beautiful language. While it is easier to say what a sonnet is than it is to explain how one works, understanding the simple intricacies of the sonnet will put you well on the path to appreciating the possibilities of English words and…