WBeig
Subscriber since: January 2012
Location: Araraquara, Brazil
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calm
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boredom
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Favorite Quote:

"discipline + dedication + determination = success !!"
- WB

Favorite Topics:

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
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Creativity:

Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010 - 2 Comments

Dictionaries:

Branding by Definition
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A Taxing Day for Dictionaries
April 15, 2013

Fun:

Ladies' Night at the Euphemism Bar
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How To Speak Teen
June 4, 2013

Grammar:

How Copy Editors Are Killing Restrictive "Which"
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers June 13, 2013 - 5 Comments
"How to Not Write Bad" Is Not Bad at All
June 11, 2013

Language:

When Words Get Fossilized
June 19, 2013 - 3 Comments
Letter Perfect: Why English is So Hard
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Libraries:

Librarians Suggest Good Books for Kids of All Ages
January 15, 2013
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011 - 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

Online:

About Those Dialect Maps...
June 7, 2013
A Question of Grammar
April 30, 2013

Poetry:

The Return of the Grammar Haiku Contest
February 28, 2013 - 2 Comments
Celebrating Fibonacci Day
November 15, 2012

Puzzle:

The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008

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
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2013 Spelling Bee: Arvind Mahankali Turns "German Curse" Into "German Blessing"
May 31, 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

Usage:

Would You Prefer a "Cronut" or a "Dossant"?
June 14, 2013 - 7 Comments
How Copy Editors Are Killing Restrictive "Which"
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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"?
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Web tools:

Twitter Me This: New Technology in the Language Arts Classroom
November 15, 2011 - 3 Comments
Tracking Dialects on Twitter: What's Coo and What's Koo?
November 4, 2011 - 4 Comments

Word Origins:

When Words Get Fossilized
June 19, 2013 - 3 Comments
Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
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WordMasters:

WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011