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Writers Talk About Writing
How to Beat Imposter Syndrome
December 22, 2020
By Daphne Gray-Grant
Learn how to beat imposter syndrome with these four tips.
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Article Topics:
How to write,
Self-publishing,
Writers,
Writing
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Ad and marketing creatives
Brand Names of the Year for 2020
December 16, 2020
By Nancy Friedman
The names that made the news--and affected our lives--in 2020, from Animal Crossing to Zoom.
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Article Topics:
Advertising,
Branding,
Fun,
Linguistics,
Linguists,
Word Origins
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Evasive Maneuvers
Euphemisms old and new
Humaning in an Inhuman Year
December 10, 2020
By Mark Peters
Breaking news! There's a late entry in the race for Euphemism of the Year, Drivel of the Decade, and Malarkey of the Millennium.
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Article Topics:
Fun,
Linguistics,
Naming,
Word Origins,
Words,
Writers,
Writing
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Language Lounge
A Monthly Column for Word Lovers
Enhancing the Semantic Experience
December 3, 2020
By Orin Hargraves
Explore the differences between
enhanced
and the newer (by about 100 years) more general adjective
improved
. Is every imperfect thing subject to both improvement and enhancement?
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Language,
Linguistics,
Linguists,
Naming,
Word Origins
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Word Count
Writers Talk About Writing
Seven Sentences You Should Stop Writing
November 23, 2020
By Daphne Gray-Grant
Seven common mistakes all writers should look for when editing.
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Article Topics:
Copywriting,
Fiction writing,
Grammar,
How to write,
Writers,
Writing,
Writer's block
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Candlepower
Ad and marketing creatives
Into the Past
November 19, 2020
By Nancy Friedman
From nostalgia to fauxstalgia, from golden oldie to Before Time, here are some of the ways we talk about days gone by.
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Article Topics:
Fiction writing,
How to write,
Linguistics,
Naming,
Word Origins,
Words,
Writers,
Writing
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Evasive Maneuvers
Euphemisms old and new
Full-Contact Experiences with Malarkey
November 12, 2020
By Mark Peters
Here are some euphemisms to help you get through the rest of this year's "human hibernation."
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Article Topics:
Fun,
Language,
Linguistics,
Linguists,
Naming,
Word Origins,
Words,
Writers,
Writing
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