"myosin" makes me madscititious
Subscriber since: November 2006
Location:
MA,
United States
About Me
I'm a retired HS math teacher and administrator. The bee has become a pleasant daily ritual, one of many which crowd my days and make me wonder how I had time to tie my shoelaces when I was working. I'm intrigued by the workings of the (aging) brain.... I've been at this over a year and I still can't spell ceruman (is that right? I have no idea.) Other new, words I learn and spell correctly right away- like splanchnic (I dreamed about splanchnic and it was on the next day's bee!)
It's been a pleasure tugging on the capes of the real spellers: Kedarnath, Jean, Dr. Woo, Liz...back in the day it was Rosina and Jackie, but they've moved on, evidently.
Spell on!
It's been a pleasure tugging on the capes of the real spellers: Kedarnath, Jean, Dr. Woo, Liz...back in the day it was Rosina and Jackie, but they've moved on, evidently.
Spell on!
My Word Lists
Recent Comments
My Favorites
Favorite Word:
misleadThis is my favorite today. My son used "misle" at Scrabble, thinking it was a verb form of miserly. I challenged-it is a word! It means (and rhymes with) drizzle,...thus, "misled" has two (at least) meanings, one the familiar one. Which bring me around full circle, because for years I thought that "misled" (i.e. "deceived") was pronounced with a long i. On this misly day I ponder morosely how I was misled by misled. I still think it should be pronounced with a long i....misletov, everybody.
Favorite Quote:
"Sure I want to be a better person, but what then-a much better person?"
- Paraphrased from a New Yorker cartoon.
Favorite Topics:
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2 Comments
Fiction writing:
The Writer-Reader-Character Bond
August 8, 2011
- 12 Comments
Fun:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 4 Comments
Language:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 4 Comments
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
Linguistics:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
Poetry:
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3 Comments
Song of Myself: Spoken Word Poetry in the Classroom
May 30, 2011
- 4 Comments
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
Spelling:
What's a Misle?
December 7, 2011
Now Pitching in the World Series: The Man They Call "Scrabble"
October 21, 2011
- 6 Comments
Students:
This Summer: Reading Pays!
June 20, 2011
What's in a Name? Students Reveal Their Words
June 14, 2011
- 14 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
Words:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 4 Comments
Writers:
"Not to Put Too Fine a Point Upon It": How Dickens Helped Shape the Lexicon
February 3, 2012
- 12 Comments
About Us
Become an Affiliate
Technology Licensing
Contributors
Contact Us
Copyright ©1998-2012 Thinkmap, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Use
Already a Subscriber?
