Lesley G.
Subscriber since: October 2008
Location:
Lowestoft,
United Kingdom
About Me
I love the letter l - which happens to be the first letter of my name. It stands for so many things that make up me. For example,I live in Lowestoft and my favourite UK 'citybreak' is London. I was born in 'Livingstone' Africa in a place called Llilongwe. I prefer to love rather than hate, and to like than dislike. I would rather laugh than cry, and listen than speak. I am fascinated by language and linguistics. Lexicography is intriguing, lexigraphy absorbing. I choose light colours over dark and when I go on holiday I would rather leave things behind than make my suitcase heavy. I study English Literature and Liszt is one of my favourite composers. However,I don't do loud very well and I could never be described as logical. I have a fear of lizards, hate being at loggerheads with anyone and I am liable to lose documents that are important to my husband who incidentally is the love of my life along with my three children and seven grandchildren.
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Favorite Quote:
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved with the same level of thinking that created them."
- Albert Einstein
Favorite Topics:
Books:
Let's Talk Turkey: A Word That's Waddled Round the Globe
November 25, 2014
- 6 Comments
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2 Comments
Dictionaries:
A Junior Dictionary Kerfuffle
February 2, 2015
The Future of Dictionaries: A HuffPost Live Chat
January 21, 2015
- 1 Comment
Fiction writing:
"Novel" Gazing
November 14, 2014
- 1 Comment
The Life and Death of Fictional Characters
October 27, 2014
- 1 Comment
Grammar:
Tricky Plurals Inspire Some Grammatical Back-and-Forths
February 20, 2015
- 2 Comments
How to write:
Language arts:
The Art of Subterfuge: Using Pop Culture to Create Interest in the Classics
December 5, 2014
- 4 Comments
"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
- 4 Comments
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
Reading:
The More We Change...
August 15, 2014
- 6 Comments
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
Storytelling:
Murray's Mission: My Greatest Elementary School Memory
May 7, 2014
- 7 Comments
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2 Comments
Students:
"Sinister Buttocks" and the Dangers of Thesaurus Flipping
August 29, 2014
- 13 Comments
How to Encourage Summer Reading
July 16, 2014
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
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5 Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 8 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 5 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Words:
Hairy Metaphors
February 27, 2015
- 2 Comments
Geeking Out On "Fleek"
February 23, 2015
- 1 Comment
Writing:
Young readers:
How to Encourage Summer Reading
July 16, 2014
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