Diane M.
Subscriber since: Sat Apr 10 14:03:40 EDT 2010
Location: Toronto, Canada
About Me
I am an editor with MS and a very supportive employer. I have a strong interest in great writing, vocabulary and syntax and, as well, an appreciation for visual learning aides.
My Word Lists
My Favorites

Favorite Word:

ubiquitous

Least Favorite Word:

thistle

Favorite Quote:

"Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional."
- no idea, not me.

Favorite Topics:

Books:

"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
Fri Aug 13 09:00:00 EDT 2021
Highly Entertaining and Informative
Tue Aug 03 08:00:00 EDT 2021

Marketing copy:

What Do Plus Signs Add?
Thu Jul 15 09:00:00 EDT 2021
Dubiously Distinguished
Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2020

Reading:

How to Read More Books
Mon Nov 19 00:00:00 EST 2018
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
Mon Apr 02 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Visual Thesaurus:

The Post-Dictionary World?
Thu Jun 03 09:00:00 EDT 2021
Poll Stars
Mon Oct 19 09:00:00 EDT 2020

Vocabulary:

The Post-Dictionary World?
Thu Jun 03 09:00:00 EDT 2021
A "Dumpster Fire" of a Year
Wed Jan 11 10:14:00 EST 2017

Word Origins:

Shoot! How Gun Idioms Color Our Speech
Thu Jul 21 12:00:00 EDT 2022
Scale Your Onboarding
Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2022

Words:

Shoot! How Gun Idioms Color Our Speech
Thu Jul 21 12:00:00 EDT 2022
"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
Fri Aug 13 09:00:00 EDT 2021

Writing:

Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
How to Survive the Feast or Famine of Freelance Writing
Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2022