Gabby
Subscriber since: February 2014
About Me
I'm a life-long-learner and have a passion for learning about words and am an avid reader. Some of my favourite authors are CS Lewis, Ronald Rolheiser,Thomas Merton, Joan Chittister, Kahlil Gibran, Eckhart Tolle, Karl Rahner, and of course the dictionary,thesaurus .....
I'm retired from the workforce and now spend much of my time doing the things that I enjoy most- gardening, painting, music (piano & guitar), puzzling of all kinds.
I'm retired from the workforce and now spend much of my time doing the things that I enjoy most- gardening, painting, music (piano & guitar), puzzling of all kinds.
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Favorite Quote:
"I do as little as possible as often as possible!"
- As far as I know - I did - I've used it for years when asked - What are you doing now?
Favorite Topics:
Books:
"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
August 13, 2021
- 2 Comments
Highly Entertaining and Informative
August 3, 2021
Dictionaries:
The Post-Dictionary World?
June 3, 2021
- 4 Comments
Finding (or Inventing) Euphemisms in the Latest OED Update
November 13, 2019
- 4 Comments
How to write:
How to Reduce Writing Shame
September 23, 2021
Why You Should Consider Dictating Your Writing
June 24, 2021
- 6 Comments
Word Origins:
Poetry:
And Forget the He and She
December 2, 2019
- 2 Comments
In Praise of Ambiguity
July 23, 2014
- 2 Comments
Reading:
How to Read More Books
November 19, 2018
- 5 Comments
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
April 2, 2018
- 2 Comments
Vocabulary:
The Post-Dictionary World?
June 3, 2021
- 4 Comments
A "Dumpster Fire" of a Year
January 11, 2017
Words:
"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
August 13, 2021
- 2 Comments
Electrifying!
June 17, 2021
Spelling:
To Bee or Not to Bee?
March 18, 2021
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