Gayla V.
Subscriber since: June 2008
Location: Nokesville, VA
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Favorite Word:

serendipity
Because it means that the universe is aligning in your favor. And I love the way it rolls off of the tongue. It just sounds happy.
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Least Favorite Word:

behoove
People who say it draw it out in a weird sort of nasal pronunciation. It sounds uppity. "It would behoooooove you to watch your manners."
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Favorite Quote:

"People will forget what you did and what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel."
- Maya Angelou.

Favorite Topics:

Books:

Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012 - 4 Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012

Branding:

The Ündeniable Ümlaut
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 19, 2012 - 9 Comments
Brand Names of the Year for 2011
December 6, 2011 - 3 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 - 6 Comments
Massaging European Issues
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 2, 2012 - 8 Comments

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

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

Reading:

The Power of General Statements
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 23, 2012 - 15 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011 - 5 Comments

Storytelling:

Type Casting
January 24, 2012 - 2 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011 - 5 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

Web tools:

Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008

Words:

"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012 - 6 Comments
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 9, 2012 - 4 Comments

Writers:

"Not to Put Too Fine a Point Upon It": How Dickens Helped Shape the Lexicon
February 3, 2012 - 12 Comments
The Power of General Statements
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 23, 2012 - 15 Comments