polymath
Subscriber since: July 2007
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Book collecter preferring biography, classics, self improvement and leadership
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Favorite Word:

polymath
a person of encyclopedic learning. Self taught. .
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Least Favorite Word:

alien
As in illegal alien. Hate the term. My grandparents were immigrants not aliens.

Favorite Quote:

"Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one's own self."
- Franz Kafka

Favorite Topics:

Grammar:

Proscribe with Caution
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The Noun Game
November 16, 2009

Language:

The Noun Game
November 16, 2009
Throwdown Catchup
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Language arts:

How Does English Instruction Add Up?
November 9, 2009
The Magic of Three: Teaching Students about "Triplets"
October 28, 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

Reading:

Infinite Summer
July 15, 2009
VocabGrabbing Technical Jargon
June 10, 2009

Teachers:

Mourning and Celebrating: Lessons Learned at Stella Maris
November 4, 2009
Voice: The Least of Your Worries
October 26, 2009

Teaching:

The Noun Game
November 16, 2009
How Does English Instruction Add Up?
November 9, 2009

Writers:

2009 National Book Awards
November 20, 2009
Frank McCourt: Teacher, Storyteller
July 21, 2009