Peter D.
Subscriber since: February 2009
Location: San Rafael, CA
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Favorite Word:

anomic

Least Favorite Word:

hate
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Favorite Quote:

"The play is the thing..."
- WS

Favorite Topics:

Dictionaries:

On Some Deficiencies in Our Search Engines
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Quotable Moments of '09
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Grammar:

Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010
Do's and Don'ts for Singular "They"
March 4, 2010

How to write:

The Power of Short Words
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Tick-Tock: Productive Writing, Pomodoro Style
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Language:

An "On Language" Introduction
March 17, 2010
Invented Languages Q&A
March 16, 2010

Linguistics:

A Troop of One
November 11, 2009
More on "Text(ed)"
November 2, 2009

Poetry:

The Found Poetry of Google Voice
February 10, 2010
To a Thesaurus
January 26, 2010

Reading:

Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Reading What You Want
March 9, 2010

Word Origins:

"Sleeping Beauties" in English and Dutch
January 20, 2010
The Origins of "Eggnog," Holiday Grog
December 24, 2009

Words:

Misnomers and Misconceptions
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The Power of Short Words
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