Shailesh B.
Subscriber since: September 2012
About Me
An aspirant of all competitions in the world.
My Word Lists
Recent Comments
My Favorites

Favorite Word:

abate
First word I learnt from Barrons
Other subscribers who love this word:

Least Favorite Word:

none
Other subscribers who dislike this word:

Favorite Quote:

"keeping up with new trend, Always!!"
- me

Favorite Topics:

Dictionaries:

A Taxing Day for Dictionaries
April 15, 2013
A Worldly Tour of the Oxford English Dictionary
January 23, 2013 - 3 Comments

Fun:

How "Baloney" Got Phony
May 3, 2013 - 2 Comments
Gentleman Turkeys and Other High-Class Gobbledygook
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers May 2, 2013 - 2 Comments

Grammar:

Orwell and Singular "They"
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers May 6, 2013 - 5 Comments
A Question of Grammar
April 30, 2013

Language arts:

A Wicked Worksheet of the Week
May 15, 2013
Lori Wilfong on the Do's and Don'ts of Vocabulary Instruction
March 7, 2013 - 1 Comment

Language:

An Army of "Strong" Slogans
May 17, 2013 - 4 Comments
"Yes, I Could Care Less": A Mixed Bag
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers May 15, 2013 - 9 Comments

Marketing:

How to Name Anything
January 17, 2013 - 4 Comments
Brand Names of the Year for 2012
December 11, 2012 - 8 Comments

Word Origins:

Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers April 23, 2013
March Madness: Are You Betting on "Chalk"?
March 22, 2013

Politics:

How Language Shapes The Gun Debate
February 28, 2013
Letting "Sequester" Fester
February 21, 2013 - 4 Comments

Spelling:

Scripps National Spelling Bee Adds Vocabulary Questions
April 11, 2013 - 3 Comments
Rosanne Cash Knows Her "Ischium" at a Literary Spelling Bee
November 20, 2012 - 1 Comment

Students:

You've Got Mail: The Art of the Thank You
December 4, 2012 - 5 Comments
The E-Reader Over Your Shoulder
November 12, 2012 - 2 Comments

Teaching:

A Question of Grammar
April 30, 2013
Always Never Something: Eliminating Five Overused Words
April 29, 2013 - 14 Comments

Usage:

An Army of "Strong" Slogans
May 17, 2013 - 4 Comments
Unpalatable: A Plateful of Similar Words
May 16, 2013 - 7 Comments

Vocabulary:

Unpalatable: A Plateful of Similar Words
May 16, 2013 - 7 Comments
Silicon Valley's Favorite Word: "Delight"
May 14, 2013

Words:

An Army of "Strong" Slogans
May 17, 2013 - 4 Comments
Unpalatable: A Plateful of Similar Words
May 16, 2013 - 7 Comments

Writing:

Balzac's "Lost Illusions": a Novel in Contrasts
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers May 14, 2013 - 2 Comments
How to Overcome Your Writing Shame
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers May 13, 2013 - 4 Comments