marcmywords
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Least Favorite Word:
phlegmBeyond its grotesque meaning, even the way it looks spelled-out makes me want to throw up.
Favorite Quote:
"Whatever tears at us, whatever holds us down—and if nothing can be done—we'll make the best of what's around."
- Dave Matthews Band
Favorite Topics:
Advertising:
Mass-Market Artisans
October 26, 2011
- 5 Comments
Blogs:
What's the Deal with "Auld Lang Syne"?
January 2, 2012
Celebrate the National Day on Writing
October 19, 2011
Books:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Business writing:
Red Pen Diaries: Das Kapitalization
November 8, 2010
- 6 Comments
Buzzword Watch: "Acq-hire"
September 28, 2010
- 7 Comments
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
Fun:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 5 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
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
Linguists:
A Linguist Answers, "Why Do I Do What I Do?"
January 17, 2011
Telling the Life Stories of Words
December 7, 2010
Marketing:
Score One for the Apostrophe
October 19, 2011
- 9 Comments
"And One More Thing": The Insanely Great Language of Steve Jobs
October 7, 2011
- 7 Comments
Marketing copy:
Copywriting Case Study: Building Business Success
March 17, 2008
- 1 Comment
Business Communicators: Got Metaphor?
February 25, 2008
- 3 Comments
Media:
Introducing "Lexicon Valley"
February 7, 2012
Exposure, Excitement, Inspiration
December 19, 2011
- 4 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
- 5 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
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 7 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 7 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Words:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 5 Comments
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
- 11 Comments
Writers:
"Not to Put Too Fine a Point Upon It": How Dickens Helped Shape the Lexicon
February 3, 2012
- 12 Comments
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