pattimari
Subscriber since: May 2007
About Me
My field is psychology, my thrill is writing, and my joy is gardening and traveling.
I'm semi-retired, but still work from my home; presently writing a novel.
I'm semi-retired, but still work from my home; presently writing a novel.
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Favorite Quote:
"What you think, is what you are~"
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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
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2 Comments
Fiction writing:
The Power of General Statements
January 23, 2012
- 15 Comments
The Writer-Reader-Character Bond
August 8, 2011
- 12 Comments
Grammar:
"Over" Reaction: Copy Editors Gasp at AP Ruling on "Over"/"More Than"
March 21, 2014
- 6 Comments
Language:
A Powerful Debunking of Whorfian Exaggeration
April 14, 2014
- 6 Comments
Libraries:
Librarians Suggest Good Books for Kids of All Ages
January 15, 2013
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4 Comments
Poetry:
Celebrate National Grammar Day with a Haiku Cornucopia
March 4, 2014
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
Storytelling:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Teaching:
The Real News About the Redesigned SAT
April 16, 2014
- 1 Comment
The Problem with Punctuation: Some Classroom Findings
March 14, 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:
Baseball Lingo, from "Cup of Coffee" to "Southpaw"
April 8, 2014
A "Final Four" of March Madness Lingo
March 31, 2014
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 8 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 5 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Words:
"Staycation," "Bleisure," and Other Made-Up Travel Words
April 15, 2014
Scrabble Showdown: "Zen" Versus... "Geocache"?
April 9, 2014
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