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Patricia D.
Subscriber since: April 2009
Location: Tucson, AZ
About Me
I'm a Montessori teacher, wife, and mom of three.
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Favorite Word:
frothy
I like the sound and all the meanings associated with it.
Least Favorite Word:
nice
It is almost meaningless; I am often called "nice," and I hate that as a description of myself.
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Favorite Topics:
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
Dictionaries:
On Some Deficiencies in Our Search Engines
February 1, 2010
Quotable Moments of '09
December 17, 2009
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
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
Poetry:
The Found Poetry of Google Voice
February 10, 2010
To a Thesaurus
January 26, 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
Teaching:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010
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
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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