Kathy T.
Subscriber since: August 2009
Location:
Grand Prairie,
TX
My Favorites
Favorite Word:
hopeI like this word because my life has been built upon this belief.
I learned early that I must never give up on my dreams. Love is comforting, Faith is a fight, and Hope won't let me be ashamed.
Least Favorite Word:
failureThe idea of defeat and a lack of success is so dishearting I can't stand hearing the word.
Favorite Quote:
"May the road rise up to meet you and the wind be on your back"
- Irish Proverb?
Favorite Topics:
Business writing:
Red Pen Diaries: Das Kapitalization
November 8, 2010
- 6 Comments
Buzzword Watch: "Acq-hire"
September 28, 2010
- 7 Comments
Dictionaries:
A Taxing Day for Dictionaries
April 15, 2013
A Worldly Tour of the Oxford English Dictionary
January 23, 2013
- 3 Comments
How to write:
Libraries:
Librarians Suggest Good Books for Kids of All Ages
January 15, 2013
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4 Comments
Poetry:
The Return of the Grammar Haiku Contest
February 28, 2013
- 2 Comments
Celebrating Fibonacci Day
November 15, 2012
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
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
Teaching:
A Question of Grammar
April 30, 2013
Always Never Something: Eliminating Five Overused Words
April 29, 2013
- 14 Comments
Word Origins:
Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
April 23, 2013
April 23, 2013
March Madness: Are You Betting on "Chalk"?
March 22, 2013
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
- 11 Comments
Writers:
Flash, Gleam, Glint, Sparkle: McPhee, Woolf, and Words
May 7, 2013
- 2 Comments
Young readers:
STEM, Literacy, and the Common Core Standards
August 21, 2012
- 3 Comments
A Teacher's Summer Reflections
June 13, 2012
- 2 Comments
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