diane H.
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Books:

"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide
March 18, 2019
"Talk on the Wild Side" Is a Sharp Ode to Our Unruly, Resilient Language
December 21, 2018 - 1 Comment

Dictionaries:

The Evasion-English Dictionary: A Smart Bomb Aimed at Sneaky, Self-deluded Language
August 31, 2018 - 2 Comments
Help for Harried Justices
August 1, 2017

Fiction writing:

"Disruptive" Names
October 24, 2018 - 3 Comments
Do You Agree With These Quotes About Writing?
November 17, 2017 - 5 Comments

Grammar:

"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide
March 18, 2019
80th Column: Verbal Oddities
October 31, 2016 - 13 Comments

How to write:

"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide
March 18, 2019
How To Be Alone
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 15, 2019 - 3 Comments

Language:

"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide
March 18, 2019
Unplanned Descents into Drivel
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 11, 2019 - 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:

Under the Influence
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 18, 2019 - 2 Comments
Teach Your Children Well
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 1, 2019 - 6 Comments

Linguists:

That Only Happens in the Movies
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 4, 2019 - 6 Comments
The Year of "Tender Age"
January 7, 2019 - 2 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:

Unplanned Descents into Drivel
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 11, 2019 - 1 Comment
Under the Influence
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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

Writers:

How To Be Alone
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 15, 2019 - 3 Comments
How to Deal with Writer's Guilt
December 14, 2018 - 4 Comments

Writing:

"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide
March 18, 2019
How To Be Alone
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 15, 2019 - 3 Comments

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