Gr3tch3n J.
Subscriber since: March 2009
Location: Auburn, CA
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Favorite Word:

Muse
It forms the root of so many words which describe my favorite things: museum, music, et al. And names the bearer of artistic and creative thought - the higher attributes of humans.

Least Favorite Word:

pus
Anaerobic bacterial production of waste,toxic disgusting filth. My pejorative term for humans whom I am repulsed by, not used lightly.
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Favorite Topics:

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

Dictionaries:

I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Quotable Moments of 2011
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers December 23, 2011 - 5 Comments

Fiction writing:

The Power of General Statements
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 23, 2012 - 15 Comments
The Writer-Reader-Character Bond
August 8, 2011 - 12 Comments

Grammar:

Grammar Bite: Making Media Agree
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers November 17, 2011 - 6 Comments
"Bad" Grammar in Ads: License to Annoy?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers November 14, 2011 - 8 Comments

How to write:

Seven Ways to Stop Editing While You Write
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 11, 2012 - 24 Comments
Do Writers Really Need to Learn Math?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers December 13, 2011 - 6 Comments

Language:

"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012 - 6 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

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
Get Your Creak On
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 31, 2012 - 1 Comment

Online:

Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Introducing "Lexicon Valley"
February 7, 2012

Politics:

Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 9, 2012 - 4 Comments
Quotable Moments of 2011
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers December 23, 2011 - 5 Comments

Reading:

The Power of General Statements
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers 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

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 - 6 Comments
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 9, 2012 - 4 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
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 7, 2012 - 3 Comments
Word Tasting Notes: "Geoduck"
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 26, 2012 - 6 Comments

WordMasters:

WordMasters: Grade 7 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 7 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011

Words:

"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012 - 6 Comments
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers 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
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 23, 2012 - 15 Comments

Writing:

Type Casting
January 24, 2012 - 2 Comments
Seven Ways to Stop Editing While You Write
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 11, 2012 - 24 Comments