Forty-Six

Today marks forty-six years of oppression by the terrorist regime occupying Iran. May this be the last.

#WomanLifeFreedom

January 7

Since the beginning of the Woman-Life-Freedom movement in Iran, the IRGC, the Islamic Republic Guard Corps currently occupying Iran, have murdered countless Iranian athletes — simply because they were physically strong. Two such beautiful athletes were hanged two years ago today. Their names were Mohammad Hosseini and Mohammad Mehdi Karami. 

image taken from the book 
My Guest Book: à la Rumi by Afarin Rava

Pun-Pulsing Purr

When a cat writes a book and asks you to edit it...

https://www.amazon.com/PUN-PULSING-PURR-Pishi-Pooch/dp/B0DQJKLWR2

Questions

I have so many questions:

How do I teach the cat to use the litterbox?

Where is Toomaj Salehi?
#ToomajSalehi

Should I make cat treats based on a recipe by someone who writes "irregardless"?

How many more times will the occupying regime in Iran hack someone's account, add a suicide note, and then murder them?

Why can I taste salt on some days and not on other days?

Will I have time to complete all my writing projects?

What's the point of lightning and thunder without rain?

Will I ever see Nathan Fillion in a series where he doesn't fall in love with a woman who is secretly married to a loser?
#NathanFillion

Should I read the next book in my Kindle library, or should I read the sequel to the book I just read?

Why doesn't the US change the ridiculous quotation punctuation rule now that the printing issue no longer exists?

With big pharma calling the shots and all the insurance fraud going on, what is the meaning of the oath doctors take?
#BigPharma

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Birthday 2024

So...

The word "so" has different meanings and uses in the English language. The various uses of "so" make it one of the most flexible and commonly used words in English — and one of the most confusing for learners of English.

so can be an adverb

used as an intensifier or to emphasize the degree of something...
meaning to such a great extent.
"The cake was so delicious."

used to refer to how something is done...
meaning in this or that way:
"Hold the book so."

so can be a conjunction

used to indicate purpose...
meaning in order that:
"Speak up so that everyone can hear you."

used to link cause and effect...
indicating a consequence, meaning and for that reason:
"She forgot her umbrella, so she got wet."

so can be a pronoun

used to refer back to something previously mentioned or inferred...
meaning like this or like that:
"Do you really think so?"

so can be an interjection

used to express agreement, acknowledgement, or curiosity...
meaning and or what now?
"So?" 

used to continue or resume a conversation...
serving as a conversational bridge
"So, where were we?"

so can be a discourse marker 

used to introduce a new topic or transition to a new point or summarize a previous one:
"So, I’ve been thinking about that project..." ***
or
"So... I've been thinking about that project..."

so can be a phrase filler
(in conversation)

used to hesitate or stall while gathering thoughts or maintaining flow:
"I was, so, trying to tell you about..."

so can be a part of fixed expressions

used to say goodbye:
"So long!"

used to refer to progress until now:
"So far, everything is going well."

used to indicate the end or failure of something:
"So much for our plans to hike."

Yes. The word so in English is incredibly versatile.

*** Both a comma and an ellipsis could be used here. However, as an editor, I don't feel that the pause used after so as a discourse marker is a regular pause; therefore, I would use an ellipsis after the word so in this case, not a comma.

September 16

 a few pages from the book My Guest Book, a memoir by Afarin Rava

Indiana Joes

 

https://www.amazon.com/Indiana-Joes-Noosha-Ravaghi-ebook/dp/B0BLWHH1GS