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The well of drivel will never run dry, so let's amble through the latest and worst euphemisms I've collected during the first month of my second decade as a euphemism columnist. Continue reading...

Fun, Marketing copy, Media, Naming

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Language must be central to developing a more robust channel for human-robot communication. Continue reading...

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These days we need all the levity, lunar or otherwise, that we can get. From ack-ack to zip-zap, reduplicative words are silly, childish, catchy, animalistic, nonsensical, and awesome. Continue reading...

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Here's how author Jessica Powell created the character, company, and place names in her debut novel The Big Disruption, a pointed satire of the technology industry. Continue reading...

Books, Creativity, Fiction writing, Naming, Writers

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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.

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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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Why I'm Writing This Column on a Treadmill

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A Decade of Drivel: Happy Column-versary to Me

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What Did God Really Mean by That?

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How to Find Your Six Writing Hats

September 24, 2018 - 7 Comments

Of Kings and Eggs and Presidents

September 17, 2018

Over Time, Euphemisms Develop

September 12, 2018 - 1 Comment

The Lexical Constitution of "Constitution"

September 10, 2018 - 3 Comments

What Did They Really Mean by That?

September 4, 2018 - 4 Comments

The Evasion-English Dictionary: A Smart Bomb Aimed at Sneaky, Self-deluded Language

August 31, 2018 - 2 Comments

Writing and Skating

August 22, 2018 - 1 Comment

Speaking Blockchain

August 17, 2018

Reinventing Floating Transport for Special Guests

August 14, 2018

Time (or Not) to Take Sides

August 1, 2018 - 5 Comments

Slouching Toward (or Is It Towards?) Consistency

July 23, 2018 - 1 Comment

How and Where to Find Stories

July 16, 2018

Motion-challenged Hospitality for Furperson Trajectory

July 9, 2018 - 1 Comment

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Work-Life Malarkey in the Entrepreneurial Economy

===Dan said, "It wasn't that Nixon gave "trick" a bad name; that sense of the word has been around for a long time and was applied to Nixon. There can be a..." - Tuesday November 13th, 9:48 AM

Timothy O. said, "I think magicians have always been guilty of "pernicious pretension" (Great phrase!). "Sleights" of hand, "prestidigitation," and "legerdemain" were..." - Monday November 12th, 3:33 PM

By the Light of the Moonmoon: The Joy of Reduplication

Kate Q. said, "Metamoon?" - Wednesday November 7th, 10:50 AM

Work-Life Malarkey in the Entrepreneurial Economy

sally L. said, "I like when words teach you something about yourself that you should learn, like Velleity!" - Wednesday November 7th, 8:26 AM

By the Light of the Moonmoon: The Joy of Reduplication

Phil H. said, "I was one of those 17 poets. Moonie (not mentioned) is taken, but what about mcmoon (Mc = Gaelic prefix for "son of")? Or undermoon, to stick with..." - Thursday November 1st, 10:59 AM

Of Sausages and Cities: German in the Kitchen

Hfj J. said, "When I was a kid -- about 7 years old -- my family traveled extensively in Germany, Austria & Switzerland. I still recall laughing & asking my..." - Wednesday October 31st, 9:41 PM

How Did We Get the "Heebie-Jeebies"?

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"Disruptive" Names

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What Did God Really Mean by That?

Adele C. M. said, "Re John P.'s quote of Faber, last line: it reminded me of the fact that within six months of moving to the South, I personally made the declaration..." - Sunday October 21st, 10:53 AM

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

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