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Gerard
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Favorite Word:
hubris
The first time I heard this word I had no idea what it meant, but I enjoyed the way it sounded. It is also one of those words that feels good to say; it seems to take your lips through their full range of motion.
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Least Favorite Word:
like
As a high school teacher I hear this word all of the time!
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Favorite Topics:
Books:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4
Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Grammar:
Grammar Bite: Making Media Agree
November 17, 2011
- 6
Comments
"Bad" Grammar in Ads: License to Annoy?
November 14, 2011
- 8
Comments
Linguistics:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4
Comments
Get Your Creak On
January 31, 2012
- 1
Comment
Linguists:
A Linguist Answers, "Why Do I Do What I Do?"
January 17, 2011
Telling the Life Stories of Words
December 7, 2010
Poetry:
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3
Comments
Song of Myself: Spoken Word Poetry in the Classroom
May 30, 2011
- 4
Comments
Students:
This Summer: Reading Pays!
June 20, 2011
What's in a Name? Students Reveal Their Words
June 14, 2011
- 14
Comments
Teachers:
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3
Comments
The Art of the Interview
January 17, 2012
- 1
Comment
Teaching:
Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3
Comments
Words:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 4
Comments
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
February 9, 2012
- 4
Comments
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
- 11
Comments
Writing:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2
Comments
Seven Ways to Stop Editing While You Write
January 11, 2012
- 24
Comments
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