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HellaZ

Subscriber since: October 2012

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Favorite Word:

voice

It is rich with implication and nuances on many levels. I like where it takes me.

Other subscribers who love this word:

The Voice Diaries (Bristol United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Ivey Harrington Beckman
Jorell S. (IL)

Least Favorite Word:

It is a negation of anticipation. I abhor its explicit and implicit power of restriction.

Other subscribers who dislike this word:

Favorite Quote:

"Between the idea And the reality Between the emotion And the act Falls the Shadow"

- T.S. Eliot

Favorite Topics:

Books:

Dennis Baron's "What's Your Prounoun? Beyond He & She" is a Timely Winner

February 27, 2020 - 2 Comments

Inspiration to All

December 10, 2019 - 1 Comment

Dictionaries:

Finding (or Inventing) Euphemisms in the Latest OED Update

November 13, 2019 - 4 Comments

Webster: the Weaseliest Word in Dictionaries

June 21, 2019 - 4 Comments

Grammar:

I May Not Know Grammar, But I Know What I Like

April 3, 2020 - 14 Comments

"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide

March 18, 2019 - 2 Comments

How to write:

Why do the best writers have the most emotional intelligence?

May 27, 2020 - 4 Comments

Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone? Is the Pandemic Making It worse?

April 22, 2020

Language arts:

The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students

April 28, 2015 - 4 Comments

The Art of Subterfuge: Using Pop Culture to Create Interest in the Classics

December 5, 2014 - 4 Comments

Language:

Take 2

June 1, 2020 - 4 Comments

The Case of the Generic Name

May 20, 2020

Word Origins:

Take 2

June 1, 2020 - 4 Comments

The Case of the Generic Name

May 20, 2020

Reading:

How to Read More Books

November 19, 2018 - 5 Comments

Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing

April 2, 2018 - 2 Comments

Spelling:

2015 Spelling Bee: Co-Champions Triumph Again, as Vanya and Gokul Prove Unbeatable

May 29, 2015

Is It "Copyeditor" or "Copy Editor"?

September 17, 2014 - 7 Comments

Usage:

Comparative Nonsense

November 1, 2019 - 5 Comments

Unexpected Cousins

April 1, 2019 - 8 Comments

Vocabulary:

A "Dumpster Fire" of a Year

January 11, 2017

Getting the Low-down on Up-classify

July 14, 2016 - 2 Comments

Visual Thesaurus:

Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus

August 24, 2012 - 5 Comments

Reconsidering the Thesaurus

April 2, 2012

Words:

Pronouns Prevail for Word of Year and Decade

January 10, 2020 - 1 Comment