Alae F.
Subscriber since: September 2011
Location:
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
About Me
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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December 1, 2014
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The Slogans That Never Sleep: How to Brand a City
May 16, 2014
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Blogs:
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October 8, 2013
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September 10, 2013
Books:
Let's Talk Turkey: A Word That's Waddled Round the Globe
November 25, 2014
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Branding:
Truly, Madly, Deeply... BucketListly?
February 26, 2015
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Get "Smart"
January 26, 2015
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Business writing:
Heavy Lifting and Shaving Yaks: Corporate Lingo
October 22, 2014
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7 Tips for Making Quotes More Believable
August 13, 2014
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Copywriting:
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August 13, 2014
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Score One for the Apostrophe
October 19, 2011
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Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
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Dictionaries:
A Junior Dictionary Kerfuffle
February 2, 2015
The Future of Dictionaries: A HuffPost Live Chat
January 21, 2015
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Fiction writing:
"Novel" Gazing
November 14, 2014
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The Life and Death of Fictional Characters
October 27, 2014
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Fun:
Crude, Anatomical, Off-Broadway Euphemisms
March 4, 2015
March 4, 2015
For Grammar Day, Write a Haiku!
March 2, 2015
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Language arts:
The Art of Subterfuge: Using Pop Culture to Create Interest in the Classics
December 5, 2014
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"Sinister Buttocks" and the Dangers of Thesaurus Flipping
August 29, 2014
- 13 Comments
Libraries:
Librarians Suggest Good Books for Kids of All Ages
January 15, 2013
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
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Linguistics:
They Also Serve Who Only Kvetch and Tweet
December 1, 2014
- 7 Comments
Linguists:
Ben Zimmer Wins LSA's Linguistics Journalism Award
October 29, 2014
A Linguist Answers, "Why Do I Do What I Do?"
January 17, 2011
Marketing:
Brand Names of the Year for 2014
December 12, 2014
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Plimsolls on Offer: British Borrowings in U.S. Marketing Speak
November 19, 2014
- 6 Comments
Media:
"On the Media" Tackles "Whistleblowers"
February 17, 2015
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Looking Back on Jon Stewart's Portman-Coinages
February 11, 2015
Naming:
Truly, Madly, Deeply... BucketListly?
February 26, 2015
- 6 Comments
Getting on a First-Name Basis with Winter Storms
January 27, 2015
- 1 Comment
Online:
The Future of Dictionaries: A HuffPost Live Chat
January 21, 2015
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Is Technology Destroying Language?
December 8, 2014
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Poetry:
In Praise of Ambiguity
July 23, 2014
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How the Rediscovery of a Poem Helped Kickstart the Renaissance
July 9, 2014
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Politics:
A New Book Deciphers the Jargon of American Politics
October 8, 2014
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The "Yanks" Are Coming: From Disparagement to Pride
July 4, 2014
Reading:
The More We Change...
August 15, 2014
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Strangers in Our Midst: Words We Skip While Reading
April 9, 2014
- 5 Comments
Spelling:
Is It "Copyeditor" or "Copy Editor"?
September 17, 2014
- 6 Comments
Students:
"Sinister Buttocks" and the Dangers of Thesaurus Flipping
August 29, 2014
- 13 Comments
How to Encourage Summer Reading
July 16, 2014
Teachers:
The Art of Subterfuge: Using Pop Culture to Create Interest in the Classics
December 5, 2014
- 4 Comments
You Mean I Really Have to Write This?
October 24, 2014
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Teaching:
The Art of Subterfuge: Using Pop Culture to Create Interest in the Classics
December 5, 2014
- 4 Comments
You Mean I Really Have to Write This?
October 24, 2014
- 9 Comments
Vocabulary:
For Valentine's Day: Love Words From Shakespeare
February 13, 2015
- 2 Comments
Looking Back on Jon Stewart's Portman-Coinages
February 11, 2015
Word Origins:
Geeking Out On "Fleek"
February 23, 2015
- 1 Comment
"On the Media" Tackles "Whistleblowers"
February 17, 2015
- 1 Comment
Words:
Crude, Anatomical, Off-Broadway Euphemisms
March 4, 2015
Hairy Metaphors
February 27, 2015
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Young readers:
How to Encourage Summer Reading
July 16, 2014
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