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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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My Favorites
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:
2009 National Book Awards
November 20, 2009
Author Bitten By Multiple Octopuses
November 13, 2009
Dictionaries:
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year: "Admonish"
November 20, 2009
NOAD Word of the Year: "Unfriend"
November 17, 2009
Grammar:
Proscribe with Caution
November 18, 2009
The Noun Game
November 16, 2009
Language:
The Noun Game
November 16, 2009
Throwdown Catchup
November 2, 2009
Online:
Collecting Collective Nouns
November 13, 2009
The Visual Thesaurus and The New York Times Team Up for Learning
October 29, 2009
Politics:
Obama the Verb
October 21, 2009
Bone up on the Constitution: It's the Law
September 16, 2009
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
Reading:
Infinite Summer
July 15, 2009
VocabGrabbing Technical Jargon
June 10, 2009
Spelling:
Beware the Colophon! The Return of the Literary Spelling Bee
October 27, 2009
Nicholas Rushlow's Favorite Words (and a Killer Spelling Bee)
October 16, 2009
Teaching:
The Noun Game
November 16, 2009
How Does English Instruction Add Up?
November 9, 2009
Usage:
Proscribe with Caution
November 18, 2009
Happy Web Day!
November 12, 2009
Visual Thesaurus:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
The Visual Thesaurus and The New York Times Team Up for Learning
October 29, 2009
Word Origins:
Happy Web Day!
November 12, 2009
The Biggest Misnomer of All Time?
October 12, 2009
Words:
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year: "Admonish"
November 20, 2009
Proscribe with Caution
November 18, 2009
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