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lmcclure2
Subscriber since: December 2008
Location: San Diego, CA
About Me
I'm a retired elementary teacher/grandmother, who loves Scrabble, painting, and photography.
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Favorite Word:
serendipity
good fortune I like this word because it is something nice that happens unexpectedly.
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Least Favorite Word:
suck up
bootlick I don't like this word because it implies both insincerity and insecurity.
Favorite Topics:
Books:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4
Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2
Comments
Fun:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 6
Comments
Massaging European Issues
February 2, 2012
- 8
Comments
Language:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 6
Comments
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4
Comments
Online:
Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Introducing "Lexicon Valley"
February 7, 2012
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
Politics:
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
February 9, 2012
- 4
Comments
Quotable Moments of 2011
December 23, 2011
- 5
Comments
Storytelling:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2
Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5
Comments
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
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
- 6
Comments
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
February 9, 2012
- 4
Comments
Writing:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2
Comments
Seven Ways to Stop Editing While You Write
January 11, 2012
- 24
Comments
Young readers:
Taken Into Context: History and Fiction in the Classroom
October 20, 2011
- 3
Comments
This Summer: Reading Pays!
June 20, 2011
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