William M.
Subscriber since: May 2009
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MA
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Favorite Word:
vicissitudeI love the way it sounds. It makes a challenge or a problem suond positively poetic.
Least Favorite Word:
paradigmThere are so many examples of hateable words. But if I never hear this word again, that'll be fine with me. It's used by idiots to conceal their idiocy.
Favorite Quote:
""If I'd asked them what they wanted, they'd have asked for a faster horse.""
- Henry Ford
Favorite Topics:
Advertising:
The You Decade
February 24, 2010
February 24, 2010
No Soap (Radio): An Advertiser's Little White "Lye"
October 20, 2009
Copywriting:
Red Pen Diaries: The Solutions Problem
December 3, 2009
December 3, 2009
Five Simple Rules of Design Every Writer Should Know
October 5, 2009
October 5, 2009
Language:
Stay Tuned for Language Mavenry
March 19, 2010
An "On Language" Introduction
March 17, 2010
Marketing copy:
Naming:
Term Limits: A Profession Ponders Its Very Name
December 16, 2009
The Namer's Bookshelf
November 23, 2009
November 23, 2009
Visual Thesaurus:
Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist
March 12, 2010
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Word Origins:
"Sleeping Beauties" in English and Dutch
January 20, 2010
The Origins of "Eggnog," Holiday Grog
December 24, 2009
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