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Candlepower

Ad and marketing creatives

Speaking Blockchain
Fri Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018
By Nancy Friedman

Want to become fluent in the new lingo of blockchain? Here's a brief alphabetical glossary of some of the terms you may encounter.  Continue reading...
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Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Reinventing Floating Transport for Special Guests
Tue Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 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
Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 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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Candlepower

Ad and marketing creatives

Slouching Toward (or Is It Towards?) Consistency
Mon Jul 23 00:00:00 EDT 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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Word Count

Writers Talk About Writing

How and Where to Find Stories
Mon Jul 16 00:00:00 EDT 2018
By Daphne Gray-Grant

Telling stories — even very short ones — is one of the best techniques you can use to make your writing more interesting and more engaging to your readers. I suggest you make it a priority.  Continue reading...
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Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Motion-challenged Hospitality for Furperson Trajectory
Mon Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2018
By Mark Peters

Fortunately for my job security, euphemisms run free and wild, far beyond the dog park and litter box.  Continue reading...
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Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

The Meaning of Meaning
Mon Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2018
By Orin Hargraves

How do you come to know the meaning of mean, and to be comfortable with the notion of meaning?  Continue reading...
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