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Writers Talk About Writing

Why Do the Best Writers Have the Most Emotional Intelligence?

May 27, 2020
By Daphne Gray-Grant
People with a higher Emotional Intelligence are also better writers. Find out which useful attributes emotionally intelligent writers display.  Continue reading...
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Candlepower

Ad and marketing creatives

The Case of the Generic Name

May 20, 2020
By Nancy Friedman
A case recently argued before the US Supreme Court — by telephone! — teaches us a lot about trademarks, generic terms, and domain names.  Continue reading...
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Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

Which Came First: The Chicken or the Hen Apple?

May 8, 2020
By Mark Peters
Even in horrible times, you can always count on euphemisms. Evasive language never takes a day off.  Continue reading...
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Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

That Uncertain Someone

May 4, 2020
By Orin Hargraves
Do the profound insights made by J. L. Austin and Paul Grice have any application to "conversations" in which the traffic in words is by definition all or nearly all one-way?  Continue reading...
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