Sharon S.
Subscriber since: January 2010
Location: Appleton, WI
About Me
Sharon S. hasn't written an "About Me" description yet.
My Word Lists
Recent Comments
My Favorites

Favorite Word:

bibliophile
It is how I perceive myself. A tag of sorts.
Other subscribers who love this word:

Least Favorite Word:

failure
I find this word repugnant.
Other subscribers who dislike this word:

Favorite Quote:

"A bit of advice given to a young Native American at the time of his initiation: "As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm. Jump. It's not as wide as you think."""
- ~Joseph Campbell

Favorite Topics:

Books:

Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012 - 4 Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012

Grammar:

Grammar Bite: Making Media Agree
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers November 17, 2011 - 6 Comments
"Bad" Grammar in Ads: License to Annoy?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers November 14, 2011 - 8 Comments

How to write:

Seven Ways to Stop Editing While You Write
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 11, 2012 - 24 Comments
Do Writers Really Need to Learn Math?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers December 13, 2011 - 6 Comments

Puzzle:

The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008

Reading:

The Power of General Statements
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers 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

Storytelling:

Type Casting
January 24, 2012 - 2 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011 - 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

Vocabulary:

Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 9, 2012 - 4 Comments
"Cacophony": A Word for the Digital World
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 7, 2012 - 3 Comments

Word Origins:

"Cacophony": A Word for the Digital World
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 7, 2012 - 3 Comments
Word Tasting Notes: "Geoduck"
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 26, 2012 - 6 Comments

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 - 6 Comments
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 9, 2012 - 4 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
The Power of General Statements
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 23, 2012 - 15 Comments

Writing:

Type Casting
January 24, 2012 - 2 Comments
Seven Ways to Stop Editing While You Write
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 11, 2012 - 24 Comments