Tyrus
Subscriber since: August 2009
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Favorite Word:
éparpillerThis is not actually my favorite word. My overall favorite word (has been for years) is écrabouiller, which is a little similar to éparpiller in the sense of making from the one, many...but écrabouiller ("to squash, to crush with great vigour") has more gusto and is much more fun to use.
Favorite Quote:
"Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt."
- Shakespeare. "Measure for Measure", I.iv.
Favorite Topics:
Advertising:
Mass-Market Artisans
October 26, 2011
- 5 Comments
Books:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Business writing:
Red Pen Diaries: Das Kapitalization
November 8, 2010
- 6 Comments
Buzzword Watch: "Acq-hire"
September 28, 2010
- 7 Comments
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2 Comments
Fun:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 5 Comments
Language:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 5 Comments
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
Language arts:
The Wild Kingdom of Animal Adjectives
January 31, 2012
Better Off Banished?
January 24, 2012
- 3 Comments
Libraries:
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4 Comments
"Get Your Geek On" at Public Libraries
November 19, 2010
- 9 Comments
Linguistics:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
Linguists:
A Linguist Answers, "Why Do I Do What I Do?"
January 17, 2011
Telling the Life Stories of Words
December 7, 2010
Marketing:
Score One for the Apostrophe
October 19, 2011
- 9 Comments
"And One More Thing": The Insanely Great Language of Steve Jobs
October 7, 2011
- 7 Comments
Marketing copy:
Copywriting Case Study: Building Business Success
March 17, 2008
- 1 Comment
Business Communicators: Got Metaphor?
February 25, 2008
- 3 Comments
Media:
Introducing "Lexicon Valley"
February 7, 2012
Exposure, Excitement, Inspiration
December 19, 2011
- 4 Comments
Poetry:
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3 Comments
Song of Myself: Spoken Word Poetry in the Classroom
May 30, 2011
- 4 Comments
Public relations:
Optimizing Your Press Releases For the Web
February 15, 2008
- 1 Comment
Publicity How-To, For Free
January 17, 2008
Spelling:
What's a Misle?
December 7, 2011
Now Pitching in the World Series: The Man They Call "Scrabble"
October 21, 2011
- 6 Comments
Teaching:
Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3 Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Vote for the VT as Top Language Website!
December 23, 2011
Jamie McKenzie on Finding the Best Words
November 16, 2011
- 6 Comments
Words:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 5 Comments
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