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Favorite Word:
SchadenfreudeI'm part German. It's fun to say. I'm a lawyer and first encountered the word in a court opinion. As for the meaning, I always endeavor to follow the golden rule and moderate the experience, lest I be too oft the object of the Schadenfreude of others.
Least Favorite Word:
vitriolI can't say that I have met a word I didn't like. So, I have to turn to the meanings of words to find a least favorite. I feel really bad when I'm the object of it, and even worse when I fail to avoid engaging in it myself.
Favorite Quote:
"If asked for loyalty, give integrity. If asked for integrity, give loyalty."
- John Boyd
Favorite Topics:
Books:
The Exuberance and Lyricism of Black Quotations
February 26, 2014
- 2 Comments
Business writing:
Red Pen Diaries: Das Kapitalization
November 8, 2010
- 6 Comments
Buzzword Watch: "Acq-hire"
September 28, 2010
- 7 Comments
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2 Comments
Dictionaries:
Nobody Likes a Whistleblower (or a Wrayer, Quadruplator, or Emphanist)
February 24, 2014
February 24, 2014
If "Sam & Cat" Can't Get a Word Into the Dictionary, Who Can?
January 22, 2014
- 3 Comments
Grammar:
Celebrate National Grammar Day with a Haiku Cornucopia
March 4, 2014
Get Your Haiku On for National Grammar Day
March 3, 2014
Libraries:
Librarians Suggest Good Books for Kids of All Ages
January 15, 2013
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4 Comments
Linguistics:
Predictable Answers to the Question "What is English?"
November 14, 2013
- 2 Comments
Linguists:
A Linguist Answers, "Why Do I Do What I Do?"
January 17, 2011
Telling the Life Stories of Words
December 7, 2010
Self-publishing:
The March of the E-Books
March 25, 2013
- 15 Comments
Self-Publish Your Writing!
November 28, 2011
- 3 Comments
Storytelling:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Usage:
Jeekers! Regional Euphemisms Go Digital
March 5, 2014
- 1 Comment
How Did Markets Get "Bearish" and "Bullish"?
February 27, 2014
- 3 Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5 Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
Word Origins:
How Did Markets Get "Bearish" and "Bullish"?
February 27, 2014
- 3 Comments
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 8 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 5 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Words:
Crossword Tournament 2014: "Steely" Dan Scores a Five-Peat
March 10, 2014
- 1 Comment
Jeekers! Regional Euphemisms Go Digital
March 5, 2014
- 1 Comment
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
- 11 Comments
Writers:
The Exuberance and Lyricism of Black Quotations
February 26, 2014
- 2 Comments
Writing:
The Exuberance and Lyricism of Black Quotations
February 26, 2014
- 2 Comments
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