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:
Of Kings and Eggs and Presidents
September 17, 2018
September 17, 2018
Creativity:
Why I'm Writing This Column on a Treadmill
October 18, 2018
Naming the Name of the Year
April 11, 2018
Dictionaries:
The Evasion-English Dictionary: A Smart Bomb Aimed at Sneaky, Self-deluded Language
August 31, 2018
- 2 Comments
Help for Harried Justices
August 1, 2017
Fiction writing:
Do You Agree With These Quotes About Writing?
November 17, 2017
- 5 Comments
Seven Strategies for Banishing Your Perfectionism
November 27, 2015
- 2 Comments
Grammar:
80th Column: Verbal Oddities
October 31, 2016
- 13 Comments
Order Your Adjectives: Failed and Nuclear
October 17, 2016
- 6 Comments
Language:
The Lexical Constitution of "Constitution"
September 10, 2018
- 3 Comments
Language arts:
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4 Comments
The Art of Subterfuge: Using Pop Culture to Create Interest in the Classics
December 5, 2014
- 4 Comments
Libraries:
Librarians Suggest Good Books for Kids of All Ages
January 15, 2013
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4 Comments
Linguistics:
The Lexical Constitution of "Constitution"
September 10, 2018
- 3 Comments
Reading:
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
April 2, 2018
- 2 Comments
Stats Meet Lit in an Insightful New Book About Writing
April 19, 2017
- 1 Comment
Spelling:
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:
"Sinister Buttocks" and the Dangers of Thesaurus Flipping
August 29, 2014
- 12 Comments
Teaching:
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
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 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Words:
The Geeky, Cosmic, Philosophical History of "Multiverse"
May 23, 2018
- 1 Comment
First Past the Post
May 1, 2017
- 3 Comments
Writers:
How and Where to Find Stories
July 16, 2018
Why You Should Write Like a Jazz Musician Plays
June 27, 2018
- 6 Comments
Writing:
Why I'm Writing This Column on a Treadmill
October 18, 2018
Young readers:
How to Encourage Summer Reading
July 16, 2014
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