diane H.
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Books:

Nothing Succeeds Like Failure
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"Word by Word" is a Funny, Revealing Look at the Life of a Lexicographer
March 30, 2017 - 1 Comment

Dictionaries:

First Past the Post
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"Word by Word" is a Funny, Revealing Look at the Life of a Lexicographer
March 30, 2017 - 1 Comment

Fiction writing:

Seven Strategies for Banishing Your Perfectionism
November 27, 2015 - 2 Comments
"Novel" Gazing
November 14, 2014 - 1 Comment

Grammar:

80th Column: Verbal Oddities
October 31, 2016 - 13 Comments
Order Your Adjectives: Failed and Nuclear
October 17, 2016 - 6 Comments

How to write:

Why We Should Want to Fail As Writers
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Why You Should Stop Multi-tasking
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Language:

Breadcrumbing Challenges in the Environmental Park
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Nothing Succeeds Like Failure
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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:

Nothing Succeeds Like Failure
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Add (or Subtract!) Your Voice
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Linguists:

Spam: A Lexical and Pragmatic Guide
February 1, 2017 - 8 Comments
What is the Euphemism of the Year?
January 4, 2017 - 10 Comments

Poetry:

In Praise of Ambiguity
July 23, 2014 - 2 Comments
How the Rediscovery of a Poem Helped Kickstart the Renaissance
July 9, 2014 - 1 Comment

Puzzle:

The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008

Spelling:

2015 Spelling Bee: Co-Champions Triumph Again, as Vanya and Gokul Prove Unbeatable
May 29, 2015
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

Visual Thesaurus:

Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012 - 5 Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012

Word Origins:

Nothing Succeeds Like Failure
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Messier Objects
April 3, 2017 - 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:

First Past the Post
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Crisp, Crispy, Krispy, Krispies
February 13, 2017 - 6 Comments

Writers:

Why the Best Writers Have the Most Emotional Intelligence
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Be Thorough, Like Thoreau
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Writing:

Why the Best Writers Have the Most Emotional Intelligence
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Be Thorough, Like Thoreau
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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 Comments