Ed
Subscriber since: August 2008
Location: Shelton, WA
About Me
Retired, Loma Linda School of Dentistry; School of Medicine; Faculty of Religion. Directed Orofacial Pain Clinic, School of Dentistry. Age 72. Married 52 years. One wife: Four sons.
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Favorite Word:

denouement
Describes my life, career, and the world as I know it. e.c.
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Least Favorite Word:

No
It is often easier to be forgiven than it is to get permission. Just do it!
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Favorite Quote:

""It is easier to pray for a bore than to visit one." Clive Staples Lewis"
- c.s.l.

Favorite Topics:

Blogs:

What's the Deal with "Auld Lang Syne"?
January 2, 2012
Celebrate the National Day on Writing
October 19, 2011

Books:

Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012 - 4 Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012

Dictionaries:

I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Quotable Moments of 2011
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers December 23, 2011 - 5 Comments

Grammar:

Grammar Bite: Making Media Agree
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"Bad" Grammar in Ads: License to Annoy?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers November 14, 2011 - 8 Comments

Libraries:

Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011 - 4 Comments
"Get Your Geek On" at Public Libraries
November 19, 2010 - 9 Comments

Linguistics:

Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012 - 4 Comments
Get Your Creak On
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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

Reading:

The Power of General Statements
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Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011 - 5 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

Visual Thesaurus:

Vote for the VT as Top Language Website!
December 23, 2011
Jamie McKenzie on Finding the Best Words
November 16, 2011 - 6 Comments

Word Origins:

"Cacophony": A Word for the Digital World
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Word Tasting Notes: "Geoduck"
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Words:

"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012 - 3 Comments
Houses of Straw: Flimsy Votes and Arguments
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Writers:

"Not to Put Too Fine a Point Upon It": How Dickens Helped Shape the Lexicon
February 3, 2012 - 12 Comments
The Power of General Statements
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Writing:

Type Casting
January 24, 2012 - 2 Comments
Seven Ways to Stop Editing While You Write
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