Kidnurse.
Subscriber since: February 2009
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St. Louis,
MO
About Me
I'm a Pediatric Nurse by trade and a writer by night.
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Favorite Word:
gloriousIt just rolls of your tongue. It has always sounded like a "pretty" word. It is a word that isn't used enough for my liking.
Least Favorite Word:
retardedThis word has been used and abused to describe everything from "stupid" as in "I think that's a retarded idea", to someone who is developmentally delayed. Even though it is an older term for developmentally delayed, I just feel it isn't used appropriately and/or used to be mean or hateful.
Favorite Quote:
""People may not remember what you said, but they will remember how you made them feel.""
- Unsure. If anyone knows, please let me know, thanks
Favorite Topics:
Advertising:
Dubiously Distinguished
January 1, 2020
- 12 Comments
Under the Influence
February 18, 2019
- 2 Comments
Blogs:
Ben Zimmer on How Technology is Shaping Language
October 8, 2013
- 2 Comments
On Slate, Lexicon Valley Launches a New Language Blog
September 10, 2013
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
Fiction writing:
How to Name Your Characters
November 4, 2019
- 3 Comments
How to Become More Interested in What You're Writing
June 24, 2019
- 2 Comments
Fun:
Grammar:
I May Not Know Grammar, But I Know What I Like
April 3, 2020
- 14 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
Linguists:
Pronouns Prevail for Word of Year and Decade
January 10, 2020
- 1 Comment
Comparative Nonsense
November 1, 2019
- 5 Comments
Marketing:
Brand Names of the Year for 2019
December 19, 2019
- 2 Comments
Sidecars and Scofflaws: Prohibition's Linguistic Hangover
October 23, 2019
- 1 Comment
Poetry:
And Forget the He and She
December 2, 2019
- 2 Comments
In Praise of Ambiguity
July 23, 2014
- 2 Comments
Public relations:
Reinventing Floating Transport for Special Guests
August 14, 2018
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
Reading:
How to Read More Books
November 19, 2018
- 5 Comments
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
April 2, 2018
- 2 Comments
Self-publishing:
The March of the E-Books
March 25, 2013
- 15 Comments
Self-Publish Your Writing!
November 28, 2011
- 4 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
Usage:
Comparative Nonsense
November 1, 2019
- 5 Comments
Unexpected Cousins
April 1, 2019
- 8 Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5 Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
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
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Writer's block:
Four Ways to Build Mental Toughness for Writing
December 23, 2019
- 7 Comments
How to Become More Interested in What You're Writing
June 24, 2019
- 2 Comments
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