JoAnn T.
Subscriber since: March 2009
About Me
I am hardly a philologist, but a poser perhaps. Of course I love looking up definitions/synonyms in order to put a fine point on a subject. I dislike using the same adverb or adjective more than once in any given letter. I edit my writing to the point of rediculousness and would often prefer to talk on the phone to someone than give a description in an email. I am an avid believer in the one page letter, as being the most convincing tool for communicating ideas in a format that is most likely to be read to the finish and pack a wallop.
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Least Favorite Word:
crapMy children insist that this isn't a bad word. I hate it. Frankly my least favorite word begins with an f and doesn't even bear typing.
Favorite Topics:
Creativity:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collective Intelligence
July 30, 2008
Dictionaries:
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year: "Admonish"
November 20, 2009
NOAD Word of the Year: "Unfriend"
November 17, 2009
Fiction writing:
Get Ready for NaNoWriMo!
October 28, 2009
Therese Walsh, Author of "The Last Will of Moira Leahy"
July 10, 2009
July 10, 2009
Fun:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collecting Collective Nouns
November 13, 2009
How to write:
The Art of Phrasing
October 8, 2009
Five Simple Rules of Design Every Writer Should Know
October 5, 2009
October 5, 2009
Spelling:
Beware the Colophon! The Return of the Literary Spelling Bee
October 27, 2009
Nicholas Rushlow's Favorite Words (and a Killer Spelling Bee)
October 16, 2009
Visual Thesaurus:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
The Visual Thesaurus and The New York Times Team Up for Learning
October 29, 2009
WordMasters:
The November-December Wordmasters 2009 Challenge
October 16, 2009
October 16, 2009
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Nov-Dec '09
October 16, 2009
October 16, 2009
Writing:
How Does English Instruction Add Up?
November 9, 2009
The Magic of Three: Teaching Students about "Triplets"
October 28, 2009
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