Mark L.
Subscriber since: February 2010
Location:
Portland,
OR
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Favorite Word:
serendipitousaccidental fortune. What's not to like? It rolls off the tongue with strong vowels and consonants and it is a word that exudes positivity.
Least Favorite Word:
giftedI like the word when it is used to describe someone who is talented. But when this word is used as a verb in the world of online marketing and business, it sounds pretty dumb.
Favorite Quote:
""Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."~ Mark Twain"
- Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
Favorite Topics:
Blogs:
Getting "Gatsby": The Language Behind the Novel
May 10, 2013
- 1 Comment
Obsolete Words Worth Reviving?
March 21, 2013
Branding:
Branding by Definition
May 28, 2013
May 28, 2013
How "Livery" Changed Its Spots
March 20, 2013
- 2 Comments
Copywriting:
Score One for the Apostrophe
October 19, 2011
- 9 Comments
The Case of the Lay Flat Collar
June 29, 2010
- 19 Comments
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2 Comments
Fiction writing:
The Power of General Statements
January 23, 2012
- 15 Comments
The Writer-Reader-Character Bond
August 8, 2011
- 12 Comments
Grammar:
"How to Not Write Bad" Is Not Bad at All
June 11, 2013
Language arts:
Turning the Page: Short Fiction for English Language Learners
June 17, 2013
- 2 Comments
How to Teach Setting: Beyond Time and Place
May 29, 2013
- 4 Comments
Media:
Words from a "Surreal" Week in Boston
April 22, 2013
- 2 Comments
Roger Ebert's Lexicon: Fruit Carts, Idiot Plots, and Wunza Movies
April 5, 2013
- 7 Comments
Poetry:
The Return of the Grammar Haiku Contest
February 28, 2013
- 2 Comments
Celebrating Fibonacci Day
November 15, 2012
Politics:
How "Emo" Got Political
June 7, 2013
- 3 Comments
How Language Shapes The Gun Debate
February 28, 2013
Reading:
Staring, Glancing and Glaring Through Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight"
March 7, 2013
- 2 Comments
Writing Packed with Life
February 4, 2013
- 5 Comments
Storytelling:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Students:
You've Got Mail: The Art of the Thank You
December 4, 2012
- 5 Comments
The E-Reader Over Your Shoulder
November 12, 2012
- 2 Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5 Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
Vocabulary:
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
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