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:

How A Personal Writing Style Develops
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 7, 2014 - 5 Comments
The Exuberance and Lyricism of Black Quotations
February 26, 2014 - 2 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)
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers 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

Language:

The Gods Must Be Multilingual
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 3, 2014 - 6 Comments
"Twizzle" Gets Busy
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 20, 2014 - 1 Comment

Linguistics:

Fiddle-Faddle! The Delight of Reduplication
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 1, 2014 - 7 Comments
Predictable Answers to the Question "What is English?"
November 14, 2013 - 2 Comments

Reading:

Taking the Long View: Exploring Words Across Literature
December 3, 2013 - 1 Comment
What I Read This Summer
August 5, 2013 - 1 Comment

Self-publishing:

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

Usage:

Jeekers! Regional Euphemisms Go Digital
March 5, 2014 - 1 Comment
How Did Markets Get "Bearish" and "Bullish"?
February 27, 2014 - 3 Comments

Vocabulary:

The Vocabulary of Test Directions
March 6, 2014 - 4 Comments
Through the Wringer: Squeezing the Meaning from "Eke"
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 25, 2014

Word Origins:

How Did Markets Get "Bearish" and "Bullish"?
February 27, 2014 - 3 Comments
"Twizzle" Gets Busy
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 20, 2014 - 1 Comment

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

Writing:

How A Personal Writing Style Develops
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 7, 2014 - 5 Comments
The Exuberance and Lyricism of Black Quotations
February 26, 2014 - 2 Comments