My name is Alan Rutkowski. I graduated from the University of Colorado in 1966 with an MA in Russian and from the University of Denver in 1970 with an MA in Library Science. I worked as a Slavic Librarian at the University of Alberta from 1971 to 1999. After taking early retirement in 1999, I taught communications courses in the Business Program at NAIT. Twice a year I teach a grammar and writing workshop at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension. I also do freelance editing. I have published numerous articles and Op-Ed pieces in the Globe and Mail and for three and a half years wrote a weekly grammar column for the Edmonton Journal. I currently live in Victoria, BC.
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No Harm Spilt 
Could you give examples of when to use ‘presume’ and when to use ‘assume’.
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To assume is to suppose something to be the case without proof.
I assume Donald Trump secretly wants the Democrats to win.
To presume is suppose something is the case based on a probability.
I presume most Republican supporters of Donald Trump have IQs roughly equivalent to their hat sizes.
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I used your picture of Trump as a clown in a post on Google+ https://goo.gl/6gDB2O
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It’s not actually my picture. I just took it off Google images.
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