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Laura V.
Subscriber since: August 2009
Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Favorite Word:
serendipitous
A happy coincidence for all involved.
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Least Favorite Word:
depress
It does what it says on the tin!
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Favorite Quote:
"Many people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so."
- Bertrand Rusell
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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
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
Fun:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 6
Comments
Massaging European Issues
February 2, 2012
- 8
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 arts:
The Wild Kingdom of Animal Adjectives
January 31, 2012
Better Off Banished?
January 24, 2012
- 3
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
Usage:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 6
Comments
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
February 9, 2012
- 4
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
- 6
Comments
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
February 9, 2012
- 4
Comments
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