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Candlepower

Ad and marketing creatives

The Story of -o
Mon Mar 12 00:00:00 EDT 2018
By Nancy Friedman

English loves its o-ending words with a curious fervor, considering how seldom they occur naturally in our mother tongue. For centuries, we've made up for that lack by importing or coining words that end in o.  Continue reading...
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Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Euphemizing Some Spicy Meatballs
Wed Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 2018
By Mark Peters

I always let my readers wet their beaks in the deep pool of drivel I've collected from reservoirs of rot and lakes of lunacy. Please enjoy the following euphemisms and consider using them in your love sonnets and fraud trials.  Continue reading...
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Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Machine Translation Dreams
Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2018
By Orin Hargraves

Accurate and dependable machine translation has long been a dream among linguists and computer scientists alike. Will computers get there eventually? Possibly.  Continue reading...
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Word Routes

Exploring the pathways of our lexicon

For Whomst Does the Neologism Toll?
Fri Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2018
By Mark Peters

Sometimes — mayhaps many times — we need words to help us make fun of other words, not to mention the preening posers who use them, including ourselves.  Continue reading...
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Word Count

Writers Talk About Writing

26 Fantastic No-cost Tools for Writers
Mon Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2018
By Daphne Gray-Grant

Every feel like there's just not enough time in the day to write? Here are some tools, tricks and techniques that don't cost a cent that can help you do your job better and faster.  Continue reading...
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Candlepower

Ad and marketing creatives

Take a Number
Mon Feb 12 00:01:00 EST 2018
By Nancy Friedman

Numbers also have a function beyond the mathematical: They can serve as words. And sometimes, a number can even be a name.  Continue reading...
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Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Taking Some Problematic Executive Time
Wed Feb 07 00:00:00 EST 2018
By Mark Peters

We may have a Euphemism of the Year for 2018 already.  Continue reading...
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