Barbara F.
Subscriber since: November 2009
Location:
Cape Cod,
MA
About Me
Suffolk University,MPA
Love words!
Love words!
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Least Favorite Word:
impactIt is used incorrectly constantly, mostly as "impacts". All I can think of is someone with issues with their lower GI tract...
Favorite Topics:
Business writing:
A Nasty Bit of Corporate Speak
August 6, 2009
August 6, 2009
Business Buzzwords to Avoid
July 30, 2009
Creativity:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collective Intelligence
July 30, 2008
Dictionaries:
On Some Deficiencies in Our Search Engines
February 1, 2010
February 1, 2010
Quotable Moments of '09
December 17, 2009
December 17, 2009
Language:
Stay Tuned for Language Mavenry
March 19, 2010
An "On Language" Introduction
March 17, 2010
Libraries:
Term Limits: A Profession Ponders Its Very Name
December 16, 2009
The Digital Librarian
February 17, 2009
Marketing copy:
Spelling:
A Selection of Tony Incorvati's Favorite Words
January 28, 2010
Spelling Whiz, Part Two: Tony Incorvati of Canton Country Day
January 27, 2010
Usage:
Punctuation Point: The Serial Comma
March 18, 2010
March 18, 2010
Misnomers and Misconceptions
March 17, 2010
March 17, 2010
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
Word Origins:
"Sleeping Beauties" in English and Dutch
January 20, 2010
The Origins of "Eggnog," Holiday Grog
December 24, 2009
WordMasters:
The January-February 2010 Wordmasters Challenge
January 18, 2010
January 18, 2010
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '10
January 18, 2010
January 18, 2010
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
June 4, 2008
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