Michael J.
Subscriber since: February 2010
Location:
Qualicum Beach,
Canada
About Me
I enjoy general earth sciences including some astronomy topics, stargazing, meteorological phenomenon. I find human and comparative animal psychology fascinating as well as exotic and historic cultures and civilizations. I've always liked knowing about language, particulary vocabulary and etomology.
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Favorite Word:
empathyYou either have it or you don't! Compared to all other species we posses the greatest amount by far. It is said that is what makes our species unique.
Least Favorite Word:
orientateI sounds like an incorrect use of the word orient. It is a suppuflous word to me. I always thought to be orientated was after the first week of orientation at college! Maybe it's just me?
Favorite Quote:
"I'm sorry I wrote such a long letter. I would have made it shorter if I had more time!"
- Mark Twain
Favorite Topics:
Copywriting:
Score One for the Apostrophe
October 19, 2011
- 9 Comments
The Case of the Lay Flat Collar
June 29, 2010
- 19 Comments
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2 Comments
Dictionaries:
A Taxing Day for Dictionaries
April 15, 2013
A Worldly Tour of the Oxford English Dictionary
January 23, 2013
- 3 Comments
Fun:
How "Baloney" Got Phony
May 3, 2013
- 2 Comments
How to write:
Spelling:
Scripps National Spelling Bee Adds Vocabulary Questions
April 11, 2013
- 3 Comments
Rosanne Cash Knows Her "Ischium" at a Literary Spelling Bee
November 20, 2012
- 1 Comment
Storytelling:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5 Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
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
April 23, 2013
March Madness: Are You Betting on "Chalk"?
March 22, 2013
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
- 11 Comments
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