Steve C.
Subscriber since: July 2007
Location: Glenmont, NY
About Me
Learn anything new every day and boredom will not visit you.

Did you know that cows "Moo" with different accents depending on where they are raised?

Did you know that the largest mushroom in the USA is in an Oregon cave? It measures 1 mile in Diameter!
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Favorite Word:

impecunious
I get a chance to explain it as most folks do not know what it means. This means I improve the word power of my neighbor.

Least Favorite Word:

like
Used by many folks who do not want to find the right word to express themselves.o they are lazy speakers of the language.

Favorite Quote:

"A trip of a thousand miles begins with the first step."
- Confucious

Favorite Topics:

Grammar:

Seven Sentences You Should Stop Writing
November 23, 2020 - 8 Comments
How to Make Your Sentences Shorter
June 25, 2020 - 8 Comments

Word Origins:

The Lingo of Film Noir
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers November 19, 2021 - 3 Comments
Now-Ists, Creators, and Other Lexical Emergencies
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers November 11, 2021 - 1 Comment

Vocabulary:

The Post-Dictionary World?
June 3, 2021 - 4 Comments
A "Dumpster Fire" of a Year
January 11, 2017

Words:

"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
August 13, 2021 - 2 Comments
Electrifying!
June 17, 2021