Erik H.
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Favorite Word:
tieI tidy little word that both creates pathways and restricts, both unites and binds.
If it were in VT: Petrichor -- The smell of rain on dry earth or rock. I love the smell, and I dig the feel of the word in my mouth and ears.
Least Favorite Word:
literallyI fully understand and accept that language evolves and that words can only mean what people use and understand them to mean. At the same time, "literally" is now often used alongside figurative idioms where it was once used to indicate that those idioms were not being used figuratively in the instant case. This newer usage kills puns.
Favorite Quote:
"The democratization of the web ... has installed an illusion of a digital first amendment that protects speech no matter how poorly spelled or stupid."
- Sean Sands
Favorite Topics:
Business writing:
A Nasty Bit of Corporate Speak
August 6, 2009
August 6, 2009
Business Buzzwords to Avoid
July 30, 2009
Copywriting:
Red Pen Diaries: The Solutions Problem
December 3, 2009
December 3, 2009
Five Simple Rules of Design Every Writer Should Know
October 5, 2009
October 5, 2009
Dictionaries:
On Some Deficiencies in Our Search Engines
February 1, 2010
February 1, 2010
Quotable Moments of '09
December 17, 2009
December 17, 2009
Grammar:
Right Back Atcha, Mr. Hyphenator
February 9, 2010
February 9, 2010
When Grammar Rules Get Confusing, Use Your Head
January 19, 2010
Language:
Ode to a Prescriptivist
February 5, 2010
The Legend of Cary Grant's Telegram
February 4, 2010
Language arts:
Probing Questions to "Right" Your Students' Writing (and Your Own)
February 8, 2010
The Untapped Potential of Student Stories
January 5, 2010
Marketing copy:
Media:
The Legend of Cary Grant's Telegram
February 4, 2010
Crash Blossoms Keep on Blossoming
February 2, 2010
Naming:
Term Limits: A Profession Ponders Its Very Name
December 16, 2009
The Namer's Bookshelf
November 23, 2009
November 23, 2009
Online:
On Some Deficiencies in Our Search Engines
February 1, 2010
February 1, 2010
Bring on the Year of the Tiger!
January 29, 2010
Public relations:
Publicity How-To, For Free
January 17, 2008
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
February 13, 2008
Spelling:
A Selection of Tony Incorvati's Favorite Words
January 28, 2010
Spelling Whiz, Part Two: Tony Incorvati of Canton Country Day
January 27, 2010
Teaching:
Probing Questions to "Right" Your Students' Writing (and Your Own)
February 8, 2010
Bring on the Year of the Tiger!
January 29, 2010
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
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
Word Origins:
"Sleeping Beauties" in English and Dutch
January 20, 2010
The Origins of "Eggnog," Holiday Grog
December 24, 2009
Words:
Right Back Atcha, Mr. Hyphenator
February 9, 2010
February 9, 2010
The Legend of Cary Grant's Telegram
February 4, 2010
Writing:
Probing Questions to "Right" Your Students' Writing (and Your Own)
February 8, 2010
The Power of Metaphor
January 21, 2010
January 21, 2010
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