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Emily O.
Subscriber since: September 2008
Location: Oakland, CA
About Me
After doing other things, I am finishing up a masters in library and information science. I love words. Lots of scrabble playing and playing the game of dictionary in my background. Poetry, novels, film, foreign languages....
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Favorite Word:
resilient
If we can't bounce back, then we might as well end it all now!
Other subscribers who love this word:
O.Neal
(Compton, CA)
MyrAvery
(CA)
Least Favorite Word:
procrastinate
I don't want to get into it right now.
Other subscribers who dislike this word:
Deborah R.
Jurie
(Pretoria South Africa)
Favorite Quote:
"Every book its reader."
- Ranganathan
Favorite Topics:
Blogs:
Invented Languages Q&A
March 16, 2010
It's National Grammar Day!
March 4, 2010
Books:
Remembering Salinger
January 29, 2010
Shtick Lit
December 29, 2009
Creativity:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collective Intelligence
July 30, 2008
Fiction writing:
Rules for Writing Fiction
February 23, 2010
Get Ready for NaNoWriMo!
October 28, 2009
Grammar:
Punctuation Point: The Serial Comma
March 18, 2010
Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010
How to write:
The Power of Short Words
March 11, 2010
Tick-Tock: Productive Writing, Pomodoro Style
March 8, 2010
Language:
Stay Tuned for Language Mavenry
March 19, 2010
An "On Language" Introduction
March 17, 2010
Language arts:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Let Freedom Ring!
February 18, 2010
Libraries:
Term Limits: A Profession Ponders Its Very Name
December 16, 2009
The Digital Librarian
February 17, 2009
Linguistics:
A Troop of One
November 11, 2009
More on "Text(ed)"
November 2, 2009
Linguists:
Career in Linguistics. You Sure?
June 30, 2007
Fun Lovin' Linguists
June 20, 2007
Media:
Stay Tuned for Language Mavenry
March 19, 2010
An "On Language" Introduction
March 17, 2010
Online:
Should Everybody Write?
March 16, 2010
Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010
Poetry:
The Found Poetry of Google Voice
February 10, 2010
To a Thesaurus
January 26, 2010
Reading:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Reading What You Want
March 9, 2010
Spelling:
A Selection of Tony Incorvati's Favorite Words
January 28, 2010
Spelling Whiz, Part Two: Tony Incorvati of Canton Country Day
January 27, 2010
Storytelling:
Storytelling Blogs
September 23, 2008
Keep It Short
February 6, 2008
Students:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010
Usage:
Punctuation Point: The Serial Comma
March 18, 2010
Misnomers and Misconceptions
March 17, 2010
Visual Thesaurus:
Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist
March 12, 2010
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
Word Origins:
"Sleeping Beauties" in English and Dutch
January 20, 2010
The Origins of "Eggnog," Holiday Grog
December 24, 2009
Words:
Stay Tuned for Language Mavenry
March 19, 2010
Misnomers and Misconceptions
March 17, 2010
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
Writers:
Rules for Writing Fiction
February 23, 2010
Remembering Salinger
January 29, 2010
Writing:
Punctuation Point: The Serial Comma
March 18, 2010
Should Everybody Write?
March 16, 2010
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