Alae F.
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Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
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I am from Africa I live in the U.A.E that is in ASIA it is a really hot place but it has cool stuff like the fastest roller coaster in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!XD:)
I am in the American international school of Abu Dhabi!!!
I am in the American international school of Abu Dhabi!!!
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Ads That Rhyme: Past Their Prime?
October 21, 2013
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Of Coke and Cat Food: The "Classics" Among Us
August 15, 2013
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
Business writing:
Red Pen Diaries: Das Kapitalization
November 8, 2010
- 6 Comments
Buzzword Watch: "Acq-hire"
September 28, 2010
- 7 Comments
Copywriting:
Score One for the Apostrophe
October 19, 2011
- 9 Comments
The Case of the Lay Flat Collar
June 29, 2010
- 19 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
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
Language arts:
The Real News About the Redesigned SAT
April 16, 2014
- 1 Comment
The Problem with Punctuation: Some Classroom Findings
March 14, 2014
- 3 Comments
Libraries:
Librarians Suggest Good Books for Kids of All Ages
January 15, 2013
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4 Comments
Linguistics:
A Powerful Debunking of Whorfian Exaggeration
April 14, 2014
- 6 Comments
Linguists:
A Linguist Answers, "Why Do I Do What I Do?"
January 17, 2011
Telling the Life Stories of Words
December 7, 2010
Media:
"Over" Reaction: Copy Editors Gasp at AP Ruling on "Over"/"More Than"
March 21, 2014
- 6 Comments
Online:
Selfie's Children: The Productive "-fie" Suffix
January 13, 2014
- 2 Comments
Ben Zimmer on How Technology is Shaping Language
October 8, 2013
- 2 Comments
Poetry:
Celebrate National Grammar Day with a Haiku Cornucopia
March 4, 2014
Politics:
Nobody Likes a Whistleblower (or a Wrayer, Quadruplator, or Emphanist)
February 24, 2014
February 24, 2014
5 Years After Its Discovery, a Washingtonian Typo Lingers
February 17, 2014
- 10 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
Spelling:
The Return of the Literary Spelling Bee
October 30, 2013
- 4 Comments
Spelling Malpractice: Of Vocal "Chords" and Digestive "Tracks"
September 26, 2013
- 8 Comments
Students:
You've Got Mail: The Art of the Thank You
December 4, 2012
- 5 Comments
The E-Reader Over Your Shoulder
November 12, 2012
- 2 Comments
Teachers:
Small Things That Change Lives: How Teachers Make a Difference
November 21, 2013
- 4 Comments
Triple Play: Teaching Words in Threes
July 9, 2013
- 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
Usage:
"Staycation," "Bleisure," and Other Made-Up Travel Words
April 15, 2014
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
Young readers:
Fifteen Ways of Looking at "The Woods": Jumpstarting Poetry in the Classroom
July 23, 2013
- 4 Comments
Turning the Page: Short Fiction for English Language Learners
June 17, 2013
- 2 Comments
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