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ThomasK
Subscriber since: March 2010
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Teacher, translator, journalist, word freak, from Belgium (Flanders)
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Favorite Word:
serendipity
Just the idea of finding while not searching, the idea of naming something non-voluntary...
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Buzzword Watch: "Acq-hire"
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Dictionaries:
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"Bad" Grammar in Ads: License to Annoy?
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Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
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January 31, 2012
Better Off Banished?
January 24, 2012
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Get Your Creak On
January 31, 2012
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Linguists:
A Linguist Answers, "Why Do I Do What I Do?"
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Telling the Life Stories of Words
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Marketing:
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October 19, 2011
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"And One More Thing": The Insanely Great Language of Steve Jobs
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February 7, 2012
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December 19, 2011
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Naming:
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January 19, 2012
- 9
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Brand Names of the Year for 2011
December 6, 2011
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Poetry:
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3
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Song of Myself: Spoken Word Poetry in the Classroom
May 30, 2011
- 4
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Politics:
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
February 9, 2012
- 4
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Quotable Moments of 2011
December 23, 2011
- 5
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Public relations:
Optimizing Your Press Releases For the Web
February 15, 2008
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Publicity How-To, For Free
January 17, 2008
Teachers:
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January 30, 2012
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The Art of the Interview
January 17, 2012
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Teaching:
Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3
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Vocabulary:
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
February 9, 2012
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"Cacophony": A Word for the Digital World
February 7, 2012
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Word Origins:
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February 7, 2012
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Word Tasting Notes: "Geoduck"
January 26, 2012
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WordMasters:
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January 31, 2011
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The Power of General Statements
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- 15
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