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Kurious
Subscriber since: October 2010
Location: London, United Kingdom
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Favorite Word:
melancholy
It describes a feeling/emotion with almost a spiritual flare
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Least Favorite Word:
get
Git of a word! And there's always something else to use.
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"'Let life happen to you. Life is in the right. Always.'"
- Rilke
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Advertising:
Branding by Definition
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Shall We Plus?
April 17, 2013
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Comments
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
Branding:
Branding by Definition
May 28, 2013
How "Livery" Changed Its Spots
March 20, 2013
- 2
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
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:
Teased and Spoiled
June 20, 2013
When Words Get Fossilized
June 19, 2013
- 3
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
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
Marketing:
How to Name Anything
January 17, 2013
- 4
Comments
Brand Names of the Year for 2012
December 11, 2012
- 8
Comments
Marketing copy:
Copywriting Case Study: Building Business Success
March 17, 2008
- 1
Comment
Business Communicators: Got Metaphor?
February 25, 2008
- 3
Comments
Media:
Words from a "Surreal" Week in Boston
April 22, 2013
- 2
Comments
Roger Ebert's Lexicon: Fruit Carts, Idiot Plots, and Wunza Movies
April 5, 2013
- 7
Comments
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
Storytelling:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2
Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5
Comments
Teachers:
Writing Prompts for Students: How to Strike the Right Balance
June 4, 2013
- 1
Comment
How to Teach Setting: Beyond Time and Place
May 29, 2013
- 4
Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5
Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
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:
Teased and Spoiled
June 20, 2013
When Words Get Fossilized
June 19, 2013
- 3
Comments
Words:
Teased and Spoiled
June 20, 2013
When Words Get Fossilized
June 19, 2013
- 3
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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