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Russell B.
Subscriber since: November 2008
Location: Denver, CO
About Me
I like the visual aspect of this thing.
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Favorite Word:
extemporaneous
Because it sounds better than saying off-the-cuff or off-hand. Impromptu is a good word, but extemporaneous may be a more accurate word at times.
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(Pickerington, OH)
Least Favorite Word:
dude
Just is.
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(McMinnville, TN)
Woody
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Favorite Topics:
Books:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4
Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Dictionaries:
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Quotable Moments of 2011
December 23, 2011
- 5
Comments
Fiction writing:
The Power of General Statements
January 23, 2012
- 15
Comments
The Writer-Reader-Character Bond
August 8, 2011
- 12
Comments
Grammar:
Grammar Bite: Making Media Agree
November 17, 2011
- 6
Comments
"Bad" Grammar in Ads: License to Annoy?
November 14, 2011
- 8
Comments
Language:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 5
Comments
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4
Comments
Libraries:
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4
Comments
"Get Your Geek On" at Public Libraries
November 19, 2010
- 9
Comments
Linguistics:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4
Comments
Get Your Creak On
January 31, 2012
- 1
Comment
Reading:
The Power of General Statements
January 23, 2012
- 15
Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5
Comments
Spelling:
What's a Misle?
December 7, 2011
Now Pitching in the World Series: The Man They Call "Scrabble"
October 21, 2011
- 6
Comments
Teaching:
Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3
Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Vote for the VT as Top Language Website!
December 23, 2011
Jamie McKenzie on Finding the Best Words
November 16, 2011
- 6
Comments
Word Origins:
"Cacophony": A Word for the Digital World
February 7, 2012
- 3
Comments
Word Tasting Notes: "Geoduck"
January 26, 2012
- 6
Comments
Words:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 5
Comments
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
February 9, 2012
- 4
Comments
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