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Merkatron
Subscriber since: May 2010
Location: London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Favorite Word:
discombobulation
I like the meaning, the sound and generally exist in a state thereof...
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Least Favorite Word:
Tory
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""English? Who needs that? I'm never going to England!""
- Homer
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Blogs:
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October 8, 2013
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On Slate, Lexicon Valley Launches a New Language Blog
September 10, 2013
Books:
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February 27, 2020
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Comments
Inspiration to All
December 10, 2019
- 1
Comment
Dictionaries:
Finding (or Inventing) Euphemisms in the Latest OED Update
November 13, 2019
- 4
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Webster: the Weaseliest Word in Dictionaries
June 21, 2019
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Fiction writing:
Why You Should Resist the Writing Rituals of Famous Authors
January 28, 2021
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Comments
Seven Sentences You Should Stop Writing
November 23, 2020
- 7
Comments
Grammar:
Seven Sentences You Should Stop Writing
November 23, 2020
- 7
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How to Make Your Sentences Shorter
June 25, 2020
- 8
Comments
How to write:
Why You Should Resist the Writing Rituals of Famous Authors
January 28, 2021
- 2
Comments
How to Beat Imposter Syndrome
December 22, 2020
- 6
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Language:
Amo, Amas, Amateur
February 18, 2021
Catching the Last Tuna Home
February 11, 2021
- 1
Comment
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
Linguistics:
Amo, Amas, Amateur
February 18, 2021
Catching the Last Tuna Home
February 11, 2021
- 1
Comment
Linguists:
Amo, Amas, Amateur
February 18, 2021
Catching the Last Tuna Home
February 11, 2021
- 1
Comment
Naming:
Amo, Amas, Amateur
February 18, 2021
Catching the Last Tuna Home
February 11, 2021
- 1
Comment
Politics:
Suffrage and Language
February 17, 2020
- 2
Comments
Unidentified Aerial Horse Apples
October 9, 2019
- 5
Comments
Reading:
How to Read More Books
November 19, 2018
- 5
Comments
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
April 2, 2018
- 2
Comments
Storytelling:
Should You Self-Publish?
October 26, 2020
- 3
Comments
Why You Should Consider Back-And-Forth Writing
September 24, 2020
- 4
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
Visual Thesaurus:
Poll Stars
October 19, 2020
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5
Comments
Vocabulary:
A "Dumpster Fire" of a Year
January 11, 2017
Getting the Low-down on Up-classify
July 14, 2016
- 2
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:
Amo, Amas, Amateur
February 18, 2021
Catching the Last Tuna Home
February 11, 2021
- 1
Comment
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Words:
Amo, Amas, Amateur
February 18, 2021
Catching the Last Tuna Home
February 11, 2021
- 1
Comment
Writers:
Why the Best Readers Make the Best Writers
February 25, 2021
- 3
Comments
Catching the Last Tuna Home
February 11, 2021
- 1
Comment
Writing:
Why the Best Readers Make the Best Writers
February 25, 2021
- 3
Comments
Catching the Last Tuna Home
February 11, 2021
- 1
Comment
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
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