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Julia R.
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Favorite Word:
flabbergasted
I love the way it sounds and the faces people put when they say it
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Least Favorite Word:
cockroach
too many cs ,ks and rs
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Getting "Gatsby": The Language Behind the Novel
May 10, 2013
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Obsolete Words Worth Reviving?
March 21, 2013
Business writing:
Red Pen Diaries: Das Kapitalization
November 8, 2010
- 6
Comments
Buzzword Watch: "Acq-hire"
September 28, 2010
- 7
Comments
Dictionaries:
A Taxing Day for Dictionaries
April 15, 2013
A Worldly Tour of the Oxford English Dictionary
January 23, 2013
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Fun:
How "Baloney" Got Phony
May 3, 2013
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Comments
Gentleman Turkeys and Other High-Class Gobbledygook
May 2, 2013
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Comments
Grammar:
Participial Con-Fusion: When Possession is the Law
May 22, 2013
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Comment
Such Examples as These
May 20, 2013
How to write:
How to Overcome Your Writing Shame
May 13, 2013
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Comments
10 Non-Writing Activities That Will Improve Your Writing
April 15, 2013
- 9
Comments
Language:
Participial Con-Fusion: When Possession is the Law
May 22, 2013
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Comment
"Beat-Upedness"?
May 21, 2013
- 4
Comments
Linguistics:
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Meronymy?
May 1, 2013
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What's Happening?
March 1, 2013
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Comments
Reading:
Staring, Glancing and Glaring Through Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight"
March 7, 2013
- 2
Comments
Writing Packed with Life
February 4, 2013
- 5
Comments
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
Teachers:
Lori Wilfong on the Do's and Don'ts of Vocabulary Instruction
March 7, 2013
- 1
Comment
Schools Are More Than a Test
January 24, 2013
- 7
Comments
Teaching:
A Question of Grammar
April 30, 2013
Always Never Something: Eliminating Five Overused Words
April 29, 2013
- 14
Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5
Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
Vocabulary:
Unpalatable: A Plateful of Similar Words
May 16, 2013
- 7
Comments
Silicon Valley's Favorite Word: "Delight"
May 14, 2013
Word Origins:
Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
April 23, 2013
March Madness: Are You Betting on "Chalk"?
March 22, 2013
Words:
"Beat-Upedness"?
May 21, 2013
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An Army of "Strong" Slogans
May 17, 2013
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