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Tish
Subscriber since: August 2009
Location: DE, United States
About Me
I teach Health psychology at the doctoral level and have always been one of those word freaks.
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Favorite Word:
counterintuitive
There are plenty of times to use it because it applies to so many unique situations and places. Perhaps the government.
Least Favorite Word:
suck
it is used in a disgusting manner by too many people, youth and professionals-down with it!
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Favorite Quote:
"be here now"
- Ram Dass
Favorite Topics:
Books:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4
Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Dictionaries:
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Quotable Moments of 2011
December 23, 2011
- 5
Comments
Grammar:
Grammar Bite: Making Media Agree
November 17, 2011
- 6
Comments
"Bad" Grammar in Ads: License to Annoy?
November 14, 2011
- 8
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
Online:
Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Introducing "Lexicon Valley"
February 7, 2012
Politics:
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
February 9, 2012
- 4
Comments
Quotable Moments of 2011
December 23, 2011
- 5
Comments
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
Reading:
The Power of General Statements
January 23, 2012
- 15
Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5
Comments
Spelling:
What's a Misle?
December 7, 2011
Now Pitching in the World Series: The Man They Call "Scrabble"
October 21, 2011
- 6
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
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
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
Word Origins:
"Cacophony": A Word for the Digital World
February 7, 2012
- 3
Comments
Word Tasting Notes: "Geoduck"
January 26, 2012
- 6
Comments
Words:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 3
Comments
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
February 9, 2012
- 4
Comments
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