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Carol B.
Subscriber since: July 2012
Location: Rockland, ME
About Me
English Professor (retired)
School Board member
Writer
Poet Laureate of my city
author of 5 books (4 poetry collections, 1 writing workbook)
My Word Lists
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My Favorites
Favorite Word:
Schnecke
my daughter Erin is my little "schnecken" or snail since she was 2 and attending Kindergarten in Germany. It was the little visual avatar over her towel hook, coat hanger, desk drawer, etc.
Least Favorite Word:
hatred
an ugly word for an ugly way of being
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Favorite Quote:
"Poetry may not change the world, but its lack might."
- I said it
Favorite Topics:
Blogs:
Getting "Gatsby": The Language Behind the Novel
May 10, 2013
- 1
Comment
Obsolete Words Worth Reviving?
March 21, 2013
Books:
"Yes, I Could Care Less": A Mixed Bag
May 15, 2013
- 9
Comments
Balzac's "Lost Illusions": a Novel in Contrasts
May 14, 2013
- 2
Comments
Grammar:
Participial Con-Fusion: When Possession is the Law
May 22, 2013
- 2
Comments
Such Examples as These
May 20, 2013
How to write:
How to Overcome Your Writing Shame
May 13, 2013
- 4
Comments
10 Non-Writing Activities That Will Improve Your Writing
April 15, 2013
- 9
Comments
Language:
Participial Con-Fusion: When Possession is the Law
May 22, 2013
- 2
Comments
"Beat-Upedness"?
May 21, 2013
- 5
Comments
Word Origins:
Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
April 23, 2013
March Madness: Are You Betting on "Chalk"?
March 22, 2013
Reading:
Staring, Glancing and Glaring Through Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight"
March 7, 2013
- 2
Comments
Writing Packed with Life
February 4, 2013
- 5
Comments
Usage:
Participial Con-Fusion: When Possession is the Law
May 22, 2013
- 2
Comments
"Beat-Upedness"?
May 21, 2013
- 5
Comments
Vocabulary:
Unpalatable: A Plateful of Similar Words
May 16, 2013
- 7
Comments
Silicon Valley's Favorite Word: "Delight"
May 14, 2013
Writers:
Balzac's "Lost Illusions": a Novel in Contrasts
May 14, 2013
- 2
Comments
Flash, Gleam, Glint, Sparkle: McPhee, Woolf, and Words
May 7, 2013
- 3
Comments
Writing:
Balzac's "Lost Illusions": a Novel in Contrasts
May 14, 2013
- 2
Comments
How to Overcome Your Writing Shame
May 13, 2013
- 4
Comments
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