HOME
HOW IT WORKS
SUBSCRIBE
PRAISE
INSTITUTIONAL SALES
EDUCATORS
SUPPORT
Elaine N.
Subscriber since: June 2012
Location: Hot Springs, AR
About Me
I am a 70 year old woman. Retired in 1996. Like to stay busy. Especially with books (most kinds) and words.
My Word Lists
Recent Comments
My Favorites
Favorite Word:
perseverance
maybe because where would any one of us be without it?
Other subscribers who love this word:
Gezzaboy UK
(Lichfield United Kingdom)
Bergman
(Sunrise, FL)
Terry Lynn D.
(Minneapolis, MN)
Imraan
kevin D.
(denver, CO)
CoastalKate
(Rexhame, MA)
Ayesha E.
DiAnn G.
Maria N.
Chere S.
(Tulsa, OK)
Least Favorite Word:
evildoing
because it is so fraught with questions that I wish I could know some answers to.
Other subscribers who dislike this word:
Keno W.
(AL)
Favorite Quote:
"Keep on keepin on"
- Bob Dylan
Favorite Topics:
Books:
"Yes, I Could Care Less": A Mixed Bag
May 15, 2013
- 9
Comments
Balzac's "Lost Illusions": a Novel in Contrasts
May 14, 2013
- 2
Comments
Dictionaries:
A Taxing Day for Dictionaries
April 15, 2013
A Worldly Tour of the Oxford English Dictionary
January 23, 2013
- 3
Comments
Fun:
How "Baloney" Got Phony
May 3, 2013
- 2
Comments
Gentleman Turkeys and Other High-Class Gobbledygook
May 2, 2013
- 2
Comments
Grammar:
Orwell and Singular "They"
May 6, 2013
- 5
Comments
A Question of Grammar
April 30, 2013
How to write:
How to Overcome Your Writing Shame
May 13, 2013
- 4
Comments
10 Non-Writing Activities That Will Improve Your Writing
April 15, 2013
- 9
Comments
Language:
An Army of "Strong" Slogans
May 17, 2013
- 4
Comments
"Yes, I Could Care Less": A Mixed Bag
May 15, 2013
- 9
Comments
Online:
A Question of Grammar
April 30, 2013
Whither The #Hashtag?
March 27, 2013
Word Origins:
Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
April 23, 2013
March Madness: Are You Betting on "Chalk"?
March 22, 2013
Reading:
Staring, Glancing and Glaring Through Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight"
March 7, 2013
- 2
Comments
Writing Packed with Life
February 4, 2013
- 5
Comments
Spelling:
Scripps National Spelling Bee Adds Vocabulary Questions
April 11, 2013
- 3
Comments
Rosanne Cash Knows Her "Ischium" at a Literary Spelling Bee
November 20, 2012
- 1
Comment
Usage:
An Army of "Strong" Slogans
May 17, 2013
- 4
Comments
Unpalatable: A Plateful of Similar Words
May 16, 2013
- 7
Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5
Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
Words:
An Army of "Strong" Slogans
May 17, 2013
- 4
Comments
Unpalatable: A Plateful of Similar Words
May 16, 2013
- 7
Comments
Writers:
Balzac's "Lost Illusions": a Novel in Contrasts
May 14, 2013
- 2
Comments
Flash, Gleam, Glint, Sparkle: McPhee, Woolf, and Words
May 7, 2013
- 3
Comments
Writing:
Balzac's "Lost Illusions": a Novel in Contrasts
May 14, 2013
- 2
Comments
How to Overcome Your Writing Shame
May 13, 2013
- 4
Comments
About Us
Become an Affiliate
Technology Licensing
Contributors
Contact Us
Copyright ©1998-2013 Thinkmap, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Use
Already a Subscriber?