Laqueta W.
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Favorite Word:
sagaciousIt is a syllabant, easy on ears and mouth.
It affords images of Sacajawea, who was, indeed, wise.
Least Favorite Word:
fatThis word has overrun its course in causing depression among the American populace. Other countries, such as Great Britain, are now on the 'fat' train.
Besides, it is a one-syllable fricative, emitting unpleasant sound.
Favorite Quote:
"Don't squat with your spurs on."
- Baxter Black (my guess)
Favorite Topics:
Blogs:
Getting "Gatsby": The Language Behind the Novel
May 10, 2013
- 1 Comment
Obsolete Words Worth Reviving?
March 21, 2013
Business writing:
Red Pen Diaries: Das Kapitalization
November 8, 2010
- 6 Comments
Buzzword Watch: "Acq-hire"
September 28, 2010
- 7 Comments
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2 Comments
Fiction writing:
The Power of General Statements
January 23, 2012
- 15 Comments
The Writer-Reader-Character Bond
August 8, 2011
- 12 Comments
Fun:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: May Edition
May 24, 2013
May 24, 2013
How "Baloney" Got Phony
May 3, 2013
- 2 Comments
How to write:
Language arts:
A Wicked Worksheet of the Week
May 15, 2013
Lori Wilfong on the Do's and Don'ts of Vocabulary Instruction
March 7, 2013
- 1 Comment
Linguists:
A Linguist Answers, "Why Do I Do What I Do?"
January 17, 2011
Telling the Life Stories of Words
December 7, 2010
Media:
Words from a "Surreal" Week in Boston
April 22, 2013
- 2 Comments
Roger Ebert's Lexicon: Fruit Carts, Idiot Plots, and Wunza Movies
April 5, 2013
- 7 Comments
Poetry:
The Return of the Grammar Haiku Contest
February 28, 2013
- 2 Comments
Celebrating Fibonacci Day
November 15, 2012
Public relations:
Optimizing Your Press Releases For the Web
February 15, 2008
- 1 Comment
Publicity How-To, For Free
January 17, 2008
Storytelling:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Students:
You've Got Mail: The Art of the Thank You
December 4, 2012
- 5 Comments
The E-Reader Over Your Shoulder
November 12, 2012
- 2 Comments
Teaching:
A Question of Grammar
April 30, 2013
Always Never Something: Eliminating Five Overused Words
April 29, 2013
- 15 Comments
Usage:
Leaning Back to Look at "Lean In"
May 23, 2013
- 1 Comment
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5 Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
Word Origins:
Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
April 23, 2013
March Madness: Are You Betting on "Chalk"?
March 22, 2013
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
- 11 Comments
Writers:
Flash, Gleam, Glint, Sparkle: McPhee, Woolf, and Words
May 7, 2013
- 3 Comments
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