Company names coined with the -ery suffix are a distinct trend, signaling "handcrafted" and "traditional" with a dash of "innovative" and a soupçon of "lovable."
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Company names coined with the -ery suffix are a distinct trend, signaling "handcrafted" and "traditional" with a dash of "innovative" and a soupçon of "lovable."
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Ongoing Medieval Information Weapons
June 12, 2018
Here's my monthly roundup of euphs I found underneath the most common element on the periodic table: horsepucky.
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June 1, 2018
Winners of wars have traditionally sought to impose their language on the vanquished. In an era in which policies promoting diversity and multiculturalism are out of favor, it is encouraging that the US government and the public now seem to recognize that there aren't many benefits to this practice.
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How to Reestablish Your Writing Habit After a Break
May 26, 2018
Here's how to reestablish your writing habit after a break.
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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.
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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A Very -Ery Story
Nancy Friedman said,
"Phil H: I included "trumpery" -- and another -ery word I'm not allowed to use here on the Visual Thesaurus -- in a post on my own blog:..."
- Wednesday June 20th, 9:37 AM
Phil H. said,
"You mentioned French “tromperie” (deceit), which gave us “trumpery” in Shakespeare, and which Webster’s defines as “worthless nonsense” and “tawdry..."
- Wednesday June 20th, 9:30 AM
Arlene T. said,
"Dictionery becomes dictionary?"
- Monday June 18th, 10:28 AM
How to Reestablish Your Writing Habit After a Break
Daniel S. said,
"Thanks very much Sam T, I will do all of these things!! Thanks for your encouraging words."
- Thursday June 14th, 9:35 AM
Sam T. said,
"Google Sheila Bender@Writingitreal.com.https://writingitreal.com/ She is an excellent facilitator to help you get started. Daphne has some good advice..."
- Tuesday June 12th, 9:41 AM
No Spanish, Please. We're American.
Juan Jose Hartlohner said,
"When President Trump says “America first!”, what he really means is “The United States of America (a.k.a. USA) first”. He isn’t thinking of all the..."
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"Dear All, clearly there are some heightened emotions here, but I do confess that I am enjoying the discussion. I must say that the collocation "status..."
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