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Karen H.
Subscriber since: April 2007
Location: Monroe, NC
About Me
A word lover from the Medical field, and former professional proofreader! I LOVE Visual Thesaurus! :)
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Favorite Word:
K
It's a special letter of the alphabet which represents my name and a thousand other things; yet, it is used very little.
Least Favorite Word:
obtuse
It's a dumb word. Literally.
Other subscribers who dislike this word:
marksteel
(marlow United Kingdom)
Favorite Quote:
""You can't talk and listen at the same time""
- IDK
Favorite Topics:
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
Copywriting:
Score One for the Apostrophe
October 19, 2011
- 9
Comments
The Case of the Lay Flat Collar
June 29, 2010
- 19
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
Grammar:
Grammar Bite: Making Media Agree
November 17, 2011
- 6
Comments
"Bad" Grammar in Ads: License to Annoy?
November 14, 2011
- 8
Comments
How to write:
Seven Ways to Stop Editing While You Write
January 11, 2012
- 24
Comments
Do Writers Really Need to Learn Math?
December 13, 2011
- 6
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
Get Your Creak On
January 31, 2012
- 1
Comment
Media:
Introducing "Lexicon Valley"
February 7, 2012
Exposure, Excitement, Inspiration
December 19, 2011
- 4
Comments
Naming:
The Ündeniable Ümlaut
January 19, 2012
- 9
Comments
Brand Names of the Year for 2011
December 6, 2011
- 3
Comments
Online:
Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Introducing "Lexicon Valley"
February 7, 2012
Reading:
The Power of General Statements
January 23, 2012
- 15
Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5
Comments
Self-publishing:
Re-Imagining Publishing
August 22, 2007
- 5
Comments
DIY Publishing
July 25, 2007
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
Teachers:
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3
Comments
The Art of the Interview
January 17, 2012
- 1
Comment
Teaching:
Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3
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
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
- 5
Comments
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
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
January 23, 2012
- 15
Comments
Writing:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2
Comments
Seven Ways to Stop Editing While You Write
January 11, 2012
- 24
Comments
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