Erin B.
Subscriber since: February 2010
Location: Haverhill, MA
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About Me
With a BA and an MA in English, Erin has been an editing professional for over 15 years and is sought after for her expertise in language mechanics. She works on a variety of media in all levels of editing and has experience teaching editing and coaching writers.

You can find Erin's work on The Writing Resource, Copyediting.com, Examiner, and Visual Thesaurus.
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Favorite Word:

lackadaisical
I like the way it moves around my mouth as I say it.
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Least Favorite Word:

sergeant
Because I always misspell it!
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Favorite Quote:

"If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?"
- T. S. Elliot

Favorite Topics:

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

Books:

A Powerful Debunking of Whorfian Exaggeration
April 14, 2014 - 6 Comments
How A Personal Writing Style Develops
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 7, 2014 - 5 Comments

Creativity:

Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010 - 2 Comments

Dictionaries:

Scrabble Showdown: "Zen" Versus... "Geocache"?
April 9, 2014
Which Word Should Go Into the Next Scrabble Dictionary?
April 3, 2014

Grammar:

Adverb Placement, Generally and Specifically
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"Over" Reaction: Copy Editors Gasp at AP Ruling on "Over"/"More Than"
March 21, 2014 - 6 Comments

Language:

What Shakespeare Knew About the Rhythms of English
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers April 16, 2014 - 3 Comments
A Powerful Debunking of Whorfian Exaggeration
April 14, 2014 - 6 Comments

Linguistics:

A Powerful Debunking of Whorfian Exaggeration
April 14, 2014 - 6 Comments
Understanding Your Robot's Grammar
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers April 1, 2014 - 4 Comments

Reading:

Strangers in Our Midst: Words We Skip While Reading
April 9, 2014 - 4 Comments
For National Reading Month, Finding Vocabulary All Around Us
March 20, 2014

Self-publishing:

The March of the E-Books
March 25, 2013 - 15 Comments
Self-Publish Your Writing!
November 28, 2011 - 3 Comments

Usage:

"Staycation," "Bleisure," and Other Made-Up Travel Words
April 15, 2014
Adverb Placement, Generally and Specifically
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers April 7, 2014 - 7 Comments

Vocabulary:

The Real News About the Redesigned SAT
April 16, 2014 - 1 Comment
Strangers in Our Midst: Words We Skip While Reading
April 9, 2014 - 4 Comments

Word Origins:

Baseball Lingo, from "Cup of Coffee" to "Southpaw"
April 8, 2014
A "Final Four" of March Madness Lingo
March 31, 2014

Words:

"Staycation," "Bleisure," and Other Made-Up Travel Words
April 15, 2014
Scrabble Showdown: "Zen" Versus... "Geocache"?
April 9, 2014

Writing:

What Shakespeare Knew About the Rhythms of English
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers April 16, 2014 - 3 Comments
When Is the Best Time to Write?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers April 11, 2014 - 7 Comments