william Sebastien
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I'm boy and i'm in 9th grade looking forward for success and bright future for the generation.
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sharesharing things with friends is a great thing to do becuase tomorrow you mighty need his/her help, he/she will do the same.
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amendFavorite Quote:
"a bird is a proof that even if you don't the word, you can make someone happy simply by singing."
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Advertising:
To Boldly Go
May 14, 2018
- 5 Comments
Blogs:
Ben Zimmer on How Technology is Shaping Language
October 8, 2013
- 2 Comments
On Slate, Lexicon Valley Launches a New Language Blog
September 10, 2013
Business writing:
How and Where to Find Stories
July 16, 2018
How Productive a Writer Are You?
December 18, 2017
Copywriting:
How Productive a Writer Are You?
December 18, 2017
Laughing Matters
November 5, 2017
- 4 Comments
Dictionaries:
The Evasion-English Dictionary: A Smart Bomb Aimed at Sneaky, Self-deluded Language
August 31, 2018
- 2 Comments
Help for Harried Justices
August 1, 2017
Fiction writing:
Do You Agree With These Quotes About Writing?
November 17, 2017
- 5 Comments
Fun:
Grammar:
80th Column: Verbal Oddities
October 31, 2016
- 13 Comments
Order Your Adjectives: Failed and Nuclear
October 17, 2016
- 6 Comments
Language:
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
Libraries:
Librarians Suggest Good Books for Kids of All Ages
January 15, 2013
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4 Comments
Linguistics:
"Humans and Robots Do Not Communicate Well"
November 1, 2018
November 1, 2018
Linguists:
"Humans and Robots Do Not Communicate Well"
November 1, 2018
What Did They Really Mean by That?
September 4, 2018
- 4 Comments
Media:
Of Kings and Eggs and Presidents
September 17, 2018
Poetry:
In Praise of Ambiguity
July 23, 2014
- 2 Comments
How the Rediscovery of a Poem Helped Kickstart the Renaissance
July 9, 2014
- 1 Comment
Reading:
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
April 2, 2018
- 2 Comments
Spelling:
Is It "Copyeditor" or "Copy Editor"?
September 17, 2014
- 7 Comments
Students:
"Sinister Buttocks" and the Dangers of Thesaurus Flipping
August 29, 2014
- 12 Comments
Teachers:
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4 Comments
How Can English Teachers Nurture Young Writers?
March 6, 2015
- 2 Comments
Teaching:
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4 Comments
How Can English Teachers Nurture Young Writers?
March 6, 2015
- 2 Comments
Usage:
Slouching Toward (or Is It Towards?) Consistency
July 23, 2018
- 1 Comment
Words with Sharp Edges
May 1, 2018
- 8 Comments
Vocabulary:
A "Dumpster Fire" of a Year
January 11, 2017
Getting the Low-down on Up-classify
July 14, 2016
- 2 Comments
Word Origins:
Like Wildfire
November 21, 2018
Writing:
Why I'm Writing This Column on a Treadmill
October 18, 2018
Young readers:
How to Encourage Summer Reading
July 16, 2014
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