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Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Reinventing Floating Transport for Special Guests

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.August 14, 2018
By Mark Peters
Have you ever been a special guest? I like to think all guests are special, but I can't say the same for all words. Please name, blame, and shame the following lexical varmints, which even my rat terrier can't seem to exterminate.  Continue reading...
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Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Time (or Not) to Take Sides

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.August 1, 2018
By Orin Hargraves
In our increasingly polarized world, it may be helpful to investigate how sides came to mean things that exist in vehement opposition to each other.  Continue reading...
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Slouching Toward (or Is It Towards?) Consistency

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.July 23, 2018
By Nancy Friedman
The fuss over terminal -s is a matter of convention, not the end of the world as we know it.  Continue reading...
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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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Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Motion-challenged Hospitality for Furperson Trajectory
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The Meaning of Meaning
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Writers Talk About Writing

Why You Should Write Like a Jazz Musician Plays
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A Very -Ery Story
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Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Ongoing Medieval Information Weapons
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No Spanish, Please. We're American.
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Word Count

Writers Talk About Writing

How to Reestablish Your Writing Habit After a Break
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Word Routes

Exploring the pathways of our lexicon

The Geeky, Cosmic, Philosophical History of "Multiverse"
May 23, 2018 - 1 Comment

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To Boldly Go
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Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Heavy Episodic Malarkey and Other Formulated Fluff
May 7, 2018

Language Lounge

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Words with Sharp Edges
May 1, 2018 - 8 Comments

Word Routes

Exploring the pathways of our lexicon

Nerding Out on "Nerd"
April 24, 2018 - 2 Comments

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Naming the Name of the Year
April 11, 2018

Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Size-inclusive Reinterpretations of Collective Cockamamie Coinages
April 6, 2018 - 5 Comments

Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
April 2, 2018 - 2 Comments

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Writers Talk About Writing

Why Writers Should Walk More
March 19, 2018 - 4 Comments
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Time (or Not) to Take Sides
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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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