Gabriel G.
Subscriber since: August 2009
Location: Long Beach, CA
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Favorite Word:

strategic
Because it represents HOPE in action, always seeking to reach a goal or get the job done. This word also reminds me that if I do not 'see' solution, or don't know the 'answer' to a problem DOES NOT MEAN THERE IS NO ANSWER OR SOLUTION, it just means that I don't have it yet, and I may need others' assistance.

Least Favorite Word:

unforgiving
If failures and mistakes are part of life experience, then I need to be forgiving, starting with myself. Being forgiving of others shows respect, preserves dignity and uplifts the spirit. Being unforgiving, to myself and others, would do more damage to me than anyone else. It would poison one's existance and deprive us of the full joy of life.
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Favorite Quote:

""Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a life time.""
- Lao Tzu

Favorite Topics:

Blogs:

Invented Languages Q&A
March 16, 2010
It's National Grammar Day!
March 4, 2010

Branding:

Googling vs. Bing-ing
January 22, 2010
The Namer's Bookshelf
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers November 23, 2009

Business writing:

A Nasty Bit of Corporate Speak
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers August 6, 2009
Business Buzzwords to Avoid
July 30, 2009

Copywriting:

Red Pen Diaries: The Solutions Problem
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Five Simple Rules of Design Every Writer Should Know
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers October 5, 2009

Creativity:

How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collective Intelligence
July 30, 2008

Dictionaries:

On Some Deficiencies in Our Search Engines
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 1, 2010
Quotable Moments of '09
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers December 17, 2009

Grammar:

Punctuation Point: The Serial Comma
March 18, 2010
Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010

How to write:

The Power of Short Words
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Tick-Tock: Productive Writing, Pomodoro Style
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Marketing:

The You Decade
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Multiple Choice
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 14, 2010

Politics:

Bridge That Gap!
March 2, 2010
Quotable Moments of '09
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers December 17, 2009

Public relations:

Optimizing Your Press Releases For the Web
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Publicity How-To, For Free
January 17, 2008

Self-publishing:

Re-Imagining Publishing
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers August 22, 2007 - 4 Comments
DIY Publishing
July 25, 2007

Teaching:

Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010

Visual Thesaurus:

Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist
March 12, 2010
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009

Writer's block:

Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers June 4, 2008

Writing:

Punctuation Point: The Serial Comma
March 18, 2010
Should Everybody Write?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 16, 2010