onae F.
Subscriber since: September 2009
Location: Hendersonville, NC
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inspire
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Blogs:

What's the Deal with "Auld Lang Syne"?
January 2, 2012
Celebrate the National Day on Writing
October 19, 2011

Books:

Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012 - 4 Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012

Branding:

The Ündeniable Ümlaut
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 19, 2012 - 9 Comments
Brand Names of the Year for 2011
December 6, 2011 - 3 Comments

Business writing:

Red Pen Diaries: Das Kapitalization
November 8, 2010 - 6 Comments
Buzzword Watch: "Acq-hire"
September 28, 2010 - 7 Comments

Creativity:

Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010 - 2 Comments

Dictionaries:

I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Quotable Moments of 2011
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers December 23, 2011 - 5 Comments

Fun:

"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012 - 4 Comments
Massaging European Issues
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 2, 2012 - 8 Comments

How to write:

Seven Ways to Stop Editing While You Write
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 11, 2012 - 24 Comments
Do Writers Really Need to Learn Math?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers December 13, 2011 - 6 Comments

Language:

"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012 - 4 Comments
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012 - 4 Comments

Linguistics:

Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012 - 4 Comments
Get Your Creak On
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 31, 2012 - 1 Comment

Linguists:

A Linguist Answers, "Why Do I Do What I Do?"
January 17, 2011
Telling the Life Stories of Words
December 7, 2010

Marketing copy:

Copywriting Case Study: Building Business Success
March 17, 2008 - 1 Comment
Business Communicators: Got Metaphor?
February 25, 2008 - 3 Comments

Naming:

The Ündeniable Ümlaut
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 19, 2012 - 9 Comments
Brand Names of the Year for 2011
December 6, 2011 - 3 Comments

Poetry:

Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012 - 3 Comments
Song of Myself: Spoken Word Poetry in the Classroom
May 30, 2011 - 4 Comments

Students:

This Summer: Reading Pays!
June 20, 2011
What's in a Name? Students Reveal Their Words
June 14, 2011 - 14 Comments

Teaching:

Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012 - 3 Comments

WordMasters:

WordMasters: Grade 7 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 7 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011

Words:

"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012 - 4 Comments
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 9, 2012 - 4 Comments

Writer's block:

Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008 - 11 Comments

Writers:

"Not to Put Too Fine a Point Upon It": How Dickens Helped Shape the Lexicon
February 3, 2012 - 12 Comments
The Power of General Statements
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 23, 2012 - 15 Comments

Writing:

Type Casting
January 24, 2012 - 2 Comments
Seven Ways to Stop Editing While You Write
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 11, 2012 - 24 Comments