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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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.
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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
February 1, 2010
Quotable Moments of '09
December 17, 2009
December 17, 2009
Fiction writing:
Rules for Writing Fiction
February 23, 2010
Get Ready for NaNoWriMo!
October 28, 2009
How to write:
The Power of Short Words
March 11, 2010
March 11, 2010
Tick-Tock: Productive Writing, Pomodoro Style
March 8, 2010
March 8, 2010
Reading:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Reading What You Want
March 9, 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
Visual Thesaurus:
Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist
March 12, 2010
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Word Origins:
"Sleeping Beauties" in English and Dutch
January 20, 2010
The Origins of "Eggnog," Holiday Grog
December 24, 2009
WordMasters:
The January-February 2010 Wordmasters Challenge
January 18, 2010
January 18, 2010
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '10
January 18, 2010
January 18, 2010
Young readers:
Reading What You Want
March 9, 2010
Choosing Literature in an Age of Distraction
February 15, 2010
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