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student directors learning the grammar of filmmaking
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Her duties include reviewing police reports, making notes and checking grammar — steady, meticulous work that keeps the station running smoothly.
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Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The school holds students’ phones during the day, but Stella Maris Co-principal Francie Moss met recently with middle school instructors to slowly reduce time on laptops and other screens — especially in English language and grammar classes.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Start with George Washington, who struggled with grammar and spelling.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Over the decades that followed, Wong redefined the visual grammar of American cinema through his mastery of wide-angle lenses, low-key lighting techniques and his development of the crab dolly.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The school holds students’ phones during the day, but Stella Maris Co-principal Francie Moss met recently with middle school instructors to slowly reduce time on laptops and other screens — especially in English language and grammar classes.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Start with George Washington, who struggled with grammar and spelling.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Over the decades that followed, Wong redefined the visual grammar of American cinema through his mastery of wide-angle lenses, low-key lighting techniques and his development of the crab dolly.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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elements
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The whole journey of these chefs who have to escape, with a ticking clock and real danger, draws on elements that are common to cinema all over the world.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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A lot of the violence in Stranger Things is fantasy-type violence due to the sci-fi and supernatural elements.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Grammar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grammar. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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