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rowan A.
Subscriber since: January 2012
About Me
i am a budding author and this site is pretty useful for my fellow kinds...
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Favorite Word:
mother
another name for god
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"Dee"
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(Indonesia)
Ashutosh Thakur
(India)
mahesha N.
(Sri Lanka)
Muhammad U.
(Pakistan)
Least Favorite Word:
impossible
it does not exist
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(Stockholm Sweden)
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Favorite Quote:
"fear is not the absence of fear, its the conquest of fear..."
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Blogs:
Getting "Gatsby": The Language Behind the Novel
May 10, 2013
- 1
Comment
Obsolete Words Worth Reviving?
March 21, 2013
Books:
"How to Not Write Bad" Is Not Bad at All
June 11, 2013
"Yes, I Could Care Less": A Mixed Bag
May 15, 2013
- 9
Comments
Copywriting:
Score One for the Apostrophe
October 19, 2011
- 9
Comments
The Case of the Lay Flat Collar
June 29, 2010
- 19
Comments
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2
Comments
Dictionaries:
Branding by Definition
May 28, 2013
A Taxing Day for Dictionaries
April 15, 2013
Fiction writing:
The Power of General Statements
January 23, 2012
- 15
Comments
The Writer-Reader-Character Bond
August 8, 2011
- 12
Comments
Fun:
Ladies' Night at the Euphemism Bar
June 5, 2013
- 6
Comments
How To Speak Teen
June 4, 2013
Grammar:
How Copy Editors Are Killing Restrictive "Which"
June 13, 2013
- 5
Comments
"How to Not Write Bad" Is Not Bad at All
June 11, 2013
How to write:
Why You Should Be a Copycat
June 12, 2013
- 27
Comments
The Power of Place
June 6, 2013
- 2
Comments
Language:
When Words Get Fossilized
June 19, 2013
- 3
Comments
Letter Perfect: Why English is So Hard
June 18, 2013
- 5
Comments
Language arts:
Turning the Page: Short Fiction for English Language Learners
June 17, 2013
- 2
Comments
How to Teach Setting: Beyond Time and Place
May 29, 2013
- 4
Comments
Libraries:
Librarians Suggest Good Books for Kids of All Ages
January 15, 2013
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4
Comments
Linguistics:
About Those Dialect Maps...
June 7, 2013
How To Speak Teen
June 4, 2013
Linguists:
A Linguist Answers, "Why Do I Do What I Do?"
January 17, 2011
Telling the Life Stories of Words
December 7, 2010
Naming:
XOXO Marks the Spot
February 14, 2013
How to Name Anything
January 17, 2013
- 4
Comments
Online:
About Those Dialect Maps...
June 7, 2013
A Question of Grammar
April 30, 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:
Letter Perfect: Why English is So Hard
June 18, 2013
- 5
Comments
2013 Spelling Bee: Arvind Mahankali Turns "German Curse" Into "German Blessing"
May 31, 2013
- 5
Comments
Teaching:
Turning the Page: Short Fiction for English Language Learners
June 17, 2013
- 2
Comments
Writing Prompts for Students: How to Strike the Right Balance
June 4, 2013
- 1
Comment
Usage:
Would You Prefer a "Cronut" or a "Dossant"?
June 14, 2013
- 7
Comments
How Copy Editors Are Killing Restrictive "Which"
June 13, 2013
- 5
Comments
Vocabulary:
2013 Spelling Bee: Vocabulary Questions in the Spotlight
May 29, 2013
Memorial Day: Is It "Celebrated" or "Observed"?
May 27, 2013
- 1
Comment
Word Origins:
When Words Get Fossilized
June 19, 2013
- 3
Comments
Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
April 23, 2013
Words:
When Words Get Fossilized
June 19, 2013
- 3
Comments
Letter Perfect: Why English is So Hard
June 18, 2013
- 5
Comments
Writers:
Why You Should Be a Copycat
June 12, 2013
- 27
Comments
The Power of Place
June 6, 2013
- 2
Comments
Writing:
Why You Should Be a Copycat
June 12, 2013
- 27
Comments
The Power of Place
June 6, 2013
- 2
Comments
Young readers:
Turning the Page: Short Fiction for English Language Learners
June 17, 2013
- 2
Comments
STEM, Literacy, and the Common Core Standards
August 21, 2012
- 3
Comments
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