William C.
Subscriber since: November 2008
Location:
Columbia,
MD
About Me
I am a three times retired medical school professor. I grew up in Louisiana but I am not Cajun, no.
At the present I am an Assistant Dean and I teach emergency medicine courses in Antigua (West Indies).
For years, I have planned to write a novel set in a Caribbean medical school. Next year (which will begin for me 12 January 2009) I will retire again, go home to Maryland and finish the novel.
At the present I am an Assistant Dean and I teach emergency medicine courses in Antigua (West Indies).
For years, I have planned to write a novel set in a Caribbean medical school. Next year (which will begin for me 12 January 2009) I will retire again, go home to Maryland and finish the novel.
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Favorite Word:
exploreI started to say my favorite word was adventure, but the spidergram scared me off.
Least Favorite Word:
rapacityOkay, I will play your silly game, but how can anyone have something against a word.
However, while I have nothing against the word, I do detest the insatiable desire for wealth . . . or any other insatiable desire.
Favorite Quote:
"It usually takes me two or three weeks to prepare an impromptu speech."
- Mark Twain
Favorite Topics:
Books:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
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
Fiction writing:
The Writer-Reader-Character Bond
August 8, 2011
- 12 Comments
Fun:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 3 Comments
Language:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 3 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 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:
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
Students:
This Summer: Reading Pays!
June 20, 2011
What's in a Name? Students Reveal Their Words
June 14, 2011
- 14 Comments
Teachers:
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3 Comments
The Art of the Interview
January 17, 2012
- 1 Comment
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
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 7 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 7 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Words:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 3 Comments
Writers:
"Not to Put Too Fine a Point Upon It": How Dickens Helped Shape the Lexicon
February 3, 2012
- 12 Comments
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