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:
"Because Internet": Celebrating the Way We Talk Online
July 17, 2019
- 3 Comments
Creativity:
"Disruptive" Names
October 24, 2018
- 3 Comments
Why I'm Writing This Column on a Treadmill
October 18, 2018
Dictionaries:
Webster: the Weaseliest Word in Dictionaries
June 21, 2019
- 4 Comments
The Most Influential Lexicographer You've Never Heard Of
June 3, 2019
- 3 Comments
Fiction writing:
"Disruptive" Names
October 24, 2018
- 3 Comments
Grammar:
"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide
March 18, 2019
- 2 Comments
80th Column: Verbal Oddities
October 31, 2016
- 13 Comments
How to write:
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
Linguists:
"Because Internet": Celebrating the Way We Talk Online
July 17, 2019
- 3 Comments
Webster: the Weaseliest Word in Dictionaries
June 21, 2019
- 4 Comments
Reading:
How to Read More Books
November 19, 2018
- 5 Comments
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
April 2, 2018
- 2 Comments
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:
Teach Your Children Well
February 1, 2019
- 5 Comments
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4 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:
French Letters and Their Uses
December 3, 2018
- 5 Comments
Like Wildfire
November 21, 2018
- 1 Comment
Writers:
How to Develop the Writing Habit
April 10, 2019
How To Be Alone
February 15, 2019
- 3 Comments
Writing:
Are You Really a Perfectionist?
May 23, 2019
- 2 Comments
Young readers:
How to Encourage Summer Reading
July 16, 2014
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