B B Davis
Subscriber since: June 2010
About Me
I am an educator at heart, an avid reader, and a writer.
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Favorite Word:

encouragement
I live to encorage others and love to be encouraged.
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Least Favorite Word:

discourage
I do not like discouraging others or being discouraged.
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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

How to write:

How to Beat Imposter Syndrome
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers December 22, 2020 - 6 Comments
Seven Sentences You Should Stop Writing
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers November 23, 2020 - 7 Comments

Language:

The Euphemism of The Year That Shall Not Be Named
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 14, 2021 - 3 Comments
Roll Another One, Just Like the Other One
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 5, 2021 - 5 Comments

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

Poetry:

And Forget the He and She
December 2, 2019 - 2 Comments
In Praise of Ambiguity
July 23, 2014 - 2 Comments

Puzzle:

The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008

Reading:

How to Read More Books
November 19, 2018 - 5 Comments
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
April 2, 2018 - 2 Comments

Self-publishing:

How to Beat Imposter Syndrome
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers December 22, 2020 - 6 Comments
Should You Self-Publish?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers October 26, 2020 - 3 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

Storytelling:

Should You Self-Publish?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers October 26, 2020 - 3 Comments
Why You Should Consider Back-And-Forth Writing
September 24, 2020 - 4 Comments

Students:

2015 Spelling Bee: Co-Champions Triumph Again, as Vanya and Gokul Prove Unbeatable
May 29, 2015
"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:

Teach Your Children Well
February 1, 2019 - 5 Comments
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015 - 4 Comments

Visual Thesaurus:

Poll Stars
October 19, 2020
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012 - 5 Comments

Vocabulary:

A "Dumpster Fire" of a Year
January 11, 2017
Getting the Low-down on Up-classify
July 14, 2016 - 2 Comments

WordMasters:

WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011

Words:

Who Needs Vwls?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 21, 2021 - 2 Comments
The Euphemism of The Year That Shall Not Be Named
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 14, 2021 - 3 Comments

Writers:

Who Needs Vwls?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 21, 2021 - 2 Comments
The Euphemism of The Year That Shall Not Be Named
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 14, 2021 - 3 Comments

Writing:

Who Needs Vwls?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 21, 2021 - 2 Comments
The Euphemism of The Year That Shall Not Be Named
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 14, 2021 - 3 Comments

Young readers:

How to Encourage Summer Reading
July 16, 2014
Fifteen Ways of Looking at "The Woods": Jumpstarting Poetry in the Classroom
July 23, 2013 - 4 Comments