wordifier
Subscriber since: April 2009
About Me
I wordify words when needed, but mostly endeavor to isolate existing lingo for re-interpolation.
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Favorite Word:
tellurianMore buttery and soothing in tone than intra-terrestrial. I see big things for this word in the future.
Least Favorite Word:
likeLike; hardwired into mine own muscle memory for perpetual verbal repetition, thus rendering infected statement moot, y'know?
Favorite Quote:
"Hogamus, higamus; Men are polygamous. Higamus, hogamus Women, monogamous."
- dorothy parker, william james, ogden nash, or gertrude stein
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
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
- 3 Comments
Language:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 3 Comments
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
Libraries:
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4 Comments
"Get Your Geek On" at Public Libraries
November 19, 2010
- 9 Comments
Linguistics:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
Media:
Introducing "Lexicon Valley"
February 7, 2012
Exposure, Excitement, Inspiration
December 19, 2011
- 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
Reading:
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Storytelling:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Students:
This Summer: Reading Pays!
June 20, 2011
What's in a Name? Students Reveal Their Words
June 14, 2011
- 14 Comments
Teaching:
Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3 Comments
Usage:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 3 Comments
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
Words:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 3 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
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