Thorunn S.
Subscriber since: July 2007
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
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Favorite Word:

serendipity
This is perhaps the word which best describes how I live my life.
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Favorite Quote:

"Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."
- The Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5-7 in the New Testiment

Favorite Topics:

Books:

Dennis Baron's "What's Your Prounoun? Beyond He & She" is a Timely Winner
February 27, 2020 - 2 Comments
Inspiration to All
December 10, 2019 - 1 Comment

Creativity:

Self-Partnered to Poppycock
December 11, 2019 - 5 Comments
How to Name Your Characters
November 4, 2019 - 3 Comments

Dictionaries:

Finding (or Inventing) Euphemisms in the Latest OED Update
November 13, 2019 - 4 Comments
Webster: the Weaseliest Word in Dictionaries
June 21, 2019 - 4 Comments

Grammar:

I May Not Know Grammar, But I Know What I Like
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers April 3, 2020 - 2 Comments
"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide
March 18, 2019 - 2 Comments

How to write:

Why Writers Should Use a Secret Sauce: Tracking
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 24, 2020 - 4 Comments
How to Work with Difficult Editors
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 22, 2020 - 4 Comments

Language:

New Virus, New Words
March 30, 2020
Does It Matter What We Call a Disease?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 23, 2020 - 12 Comments

Linguistics:

I May Not Know Grammar, But I Know What I Like
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers April 3, 2020 - 2 Comments
New Virus, New Words
March 30, 2020

Spelling:

2015 Spelling Bee: Co-Champions Triumph Again, as Vanya and Gokul Prove Unbeatable
May 29, 2015
Is It "Copyeditor" or "Copy Editor"?
September 17, 2014 - 7 Comments

Storytelling:

Murray's Mission: My Greatest Elementary School Memory
May 7, 2014 - 7 Comments
Type Casting
January 24, 2012 - 2 Comments

Students:

2015 Spelling Bee: Co-Champions Triumph Again, as Vanya and Gokul Prove Unbeatable
May 29, 2015
"Sinister Buttocks" and the Dangers of Thesaurus Flipping
August 29, 2014 - 12 Comments

Teachers:

The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015 - 4 Comments
How Can English Teachers Nurture Young Writers?
March 6, 2015 - 2 Comments

Teaching:

Teach Your Children Well
February 1, 2019 - 5 Comments
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015 - 4 Comments

Web tools:

Twitter Me This: New Technology in the Language Arts Classroom
November 15, 2011 - 3 Comments
Tracking Dialects on Twitter: What's Coo and What's Koo?
November 4, 2011 - 4 Comments

Word Origins:

New Virus, New Words
March 30, 2020
Does It Matter What We Call a Disease?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 23, 2020 - 12 Comments

Writing:

Is Lack of Reflection Sabotaging your Writing?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 27, 2020 - 2 Comments
Why Writers Should Use a Secret Sauce: Tracking
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 24, 2020 - 4 Comments

Young readers:

How to Encourage Summer Reading
July 16, 2014
Fifteen Ways of Looking at "The Woods": Jumpstarting Poetry in the Classroom
July 23, 2013 - 4 Comments