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palavering
Subscriber since: March 2011
Location: Tequesta, FL
About Me
I have been a lover of language since I was a child. Without words, one cannot develop competitive thought. It is through the use of words that we form concepts, and without concepts we are not the "rational animal."
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Favorite Word:
sesquipedalian
Long words, lieral translation, foot-and-a-half long.
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Least Favorite Word:
cancer
A dreaded disease.
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Favorite Quote:
"I swear by my life and love of it that I shall never live for the sake of another man, nor ask any man to live for mine."
- Ayn Rand
Favorite Topics:
Grammar:
Orwell and Singular "They"
May 6, 2013
- 5
Comments
A Question of Grammar
April 30, 2013
Language:
An Army of "Strong" Slogans
May 17, 2013
- 4
Comments
"Yes, I Could Care Less": A Mixed Bag
May 15, 2013
- 8
Comments
Linguistics:
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Meronymy?
May 1, 2013
- 11
Comments
What's Happening?
March 1, 2013
- 6
Comments
Reading:
Staring, Glancing and Glaring Through Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight"
March 7, 2013
- 2
Comments
Writing Packed with Life
February 4, 2013
- 5
Comments
Usage:
An Army of "Strong" Slogans
May 17, 2013
- 4
Comments
Unpalatable: A Plateful of Similar Words
May 16, 2013
- 7
Comments
Vocabulary:
Unpalatable: A Plateful of Similar Words
May 16, 2013
- 7
Comments
Silicon Valley's Favorite Word: "Delight"
May 14, 2013
Word Origins:
Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
April 23, 2013
March Madness: Are You Betting on "Chalk"?
March 22, 2013
Words:
An Army of "Strong" Slogans
May 17, 2013
- 4
Comments
Unpalatable: A Plateful of Similar Words
May 16, 2013
- 7
Comments
Writers:
Balzac's "Lost Illusions": a Novel in Contrasts
May 14, 2013
- 2
Comments
Flash, Gleam, Glint, Sparkle: McPhee, Woolf, and Words
May 7, 2013
- 2
Comments
Writing:
Balzac's "Lost Illusions": a Novel in Contrasts
May 14, 2013
- 2
Comments
How to Overcome Your Writing Shame
May 13, 2013
- 4
Comments
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