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Dog Eared

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Dennis Baron's "What's Your Prounoun? Beyond He & She" is a Timely Winner

February 27, 2020
By Mark Peters
Thanks to the prominence of pronouns and the depth of Baron's work, a Tour of the History of Nonbinary Pronouns is probably going to be the language book of the year.  Continue reading...
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Writers Talk About Writing

Why Writers Should Use a Secret Sauce: Tracking

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.February 24, 2020
By Daphne Gray-Grant
Here's how tracking your output — specifically, recording how many words you write each day or how much time you spend editing — can help you.  Continue reading...
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Suffrage and Language

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.February 17, 2020
By Nancy Friedman
Here's a centennial look back at our linguistic debt to the 19th Amendment and its advocates.  Continue reading...
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A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Guys and... ?

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.February 3, 2020
By Orin Hargraves
If you've visited the world of online dating you may have noticed the disparities between the ways males and females present themselves, and the disparities between the ways that they seem to want to appear to each other.  Continue reading...
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Blog Excerpts

Happy Thesaurus Day!

January 18, 2016
January 18th is celebrated as Thesaurus Day to honor the birthday of the author of the first thesaurus, Peter Mark Roget. Get into the spirit by reading our two-part interview with Roget biographer Joshua Kendall here and here. Also check out an ode to the thesaurus penned by Franklin P. Adams here and Johnny Carson's hilarious "Funeral for a Thesaurus Editor" sketch here.
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Celebrating Labor (and Labour) Day

September 4, 2015
On the first Monday in September, the United States observes Labor Day, while Canadians celebrate Labour Day. If you want to know why labour is the accepted spelling in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries like Canada, while Americans prefer labor (and color, favor, honor, humor, and neighbor), check out this classic Word Routes column by Ben Zimmer.
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Writers Talk About Writing

How to Work with Difficult Editors
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Word Routes

Exploring the pathways of our lexicon

Pronouns Prevail for Word of Year and Decade
January 10, 2020 - 1 Comment

Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Dubiously Distinguished
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Writers Talk About Writing

Four Ways to Build Mental Toughness for Writing
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Brand Names of the Year for 2019
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Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Self-Partnered to Poppycock
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Inspiration to All
December 10, 2019 - 1 Comment

Language Lounge

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And Forget the He and She
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Writers Talk About Writing

Five Writing Lessons From Keith Richards
November 20, 2019 - 7 Comments

Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Finding (or Inventing) Euphemisms in the Latest OED Update
November 13, 2019 - 4 Comments

Candlepower

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How to Name Your Characters
November 4, 2019 - 3 Comments

Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Comparative Nonsense
November 1, 2019 - 5 Comments

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Sidecars and Scofflaws: Prohibition's Linguistic Hangover
October 23, 2019 - 1 Comment

Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Unidentified Aerial Horse Apples
October 9, 2019 - 5 Comments

Language Lounge

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Lips That Touch Liquor
October 2, 2019 - 7 Comments

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Working Titles
September 25, 2019 - 2 Comments
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Orin Hargraves said, "Interesting question, Cedric, and I expect that the answer is yes because many food manufacturers do extensive market study before putting a product..." - Friday February 21st, 9:17 AM
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Ellen M. said, "Gabrielle--I've always like "paramour," it inevitably stops the conversation. Charles--I'm sorry to see the demise of babes, chicks, birds ('60s Brit..." - Tuesday February 18th, 7:36 PM
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Suffrage and Language
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Stage Directions: the Vocabulary of Theatrical Delivery

November 1, 2013
How can interpreting the language of stage directions enhance students' comprehension of drama?  Continue reading...
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