Dave R.
Subscriber since: Fri Aug 15 14:03:58 EDT 2008
Location: Tacoma, WA
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Favorite Word:

laugh

Least Favorite Word:

No

Favorite Quote:

""I drank what?""
- Aristotle

Favorite Topics:

Books:

"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
Fri Aug 13 09:00:00 EDT 2021
Highly Entertaining and Informative
Tue Aug 03 08:00:00 EDT 2021

Branding:

The Rare, Overstuffed "Turduckenym"
Thu Sep 16 00:00:00 EDT 2021
Electrifying!
Thu Jun 17 00:00:00 EDT 2021

Business writing:

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
When You Should Reduce Your Goals
Thu Aug 26 09:00:00 EDT 2021

Copywriting:

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
The Lingo of Film Noir
Fri Nov 19 00:00:00 EST 2021

Creativity:

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
Of Time, Happiness, Creativity and Writing Accomplishments....
Thu Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2021

Fiction writing:

Of Time, Happiness, Creativity and Writing Accomplishments....
Thu Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2021
Why You Should Blog BEFORE Writing Your Book
Thu Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2021

Fun:

Predictive Human Balderdash and Other Managed Malarkey
Thu May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2022
Very Spatial and Capable Lethal Aid
Thu Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2022

Grammar:

Seven Sentences You Should Stop Writing
Mon Nov 23 09:00:00 EST 2020
How to Make Your Sentences Shorter
Thu Jun 25 09:00:00 EDT 2020

How to write:

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
How to Survive Until You're Famous or Successful
Thu Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Language:

Metaphors We Live By (Updated)
Thu Mar 03 00:00:00 EST 2022
Brand Names of the Year for 2021
Thu Dec 16 00:00:00 EST 2021

Marketing copy:

What Do Plus Signs Add?
Thu Jul 15 09:00:00 EDT 2021
Dubiously Distinguished
Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2020

Media:

Understanding "Maven"
Thu May 19 00:00:00 EDT 2022
Predictive Human Balderdash and Other Managed Malarkey
Thu May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Online:

Strategic Flexibility and Other Bendy Balderdash
Thu Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021
A Recipe for Time Travel
Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 2020

Poetry:

And Forget the He and She
Mon Dec 02 00:00:00 EST 2019
In Praise of Ambiguity
Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Politics:

Suffrage and Language
Mon Feb 17 00:00:00 EST 2020
Unidentified Aerial Horse Apples
Wed Oct 09 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Public relations:

Over Time, Euphemisms Develop
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers Wed Sep 12 00:00:00 EDT 2018
Reinventing Floating Transport for Special Guests
Tue Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Storytelling:

Should You Self-Publish?
Mon Oct 26 09:00:00 EDT 2020
Why You Should Consider Back-And-Forth Writing
Thu Sep 24 09:00:00 EDT 2020

Teaching:

Teach Your Children Well
Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2019
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Usage:

Comparative Nonsense
Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019
Unexpected Cousins
Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Web tools:

Twitter Me This: New Technology in the Language Arts Classroom
Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2011
Tracking Dialects on Twitter: What's Coo and What's Koo?
Fri Nov 04 00:00:00 EDT 2011

Words:

Shoot! How Gun Idioms Color Our Speech
Thu Jul 21 12:00:00 EDT 2022
"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
Fri Aug 13 09:00:00 EDT 2021

Writer's block:

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
How to Survive the Feast or Famine of Freelance Writing
Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Writers:

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
How to Survive the Feast or Famine of Freelance Writing
Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Writing:

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
How to Survive the Feast or Famine of Freelance Writing
Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2022