Keanu
Subscriber since: November 2011
Location: Los Angeles, CA
About Me
I am an investigative reporter, prospective theologian, and Christian apologist.
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Favorite Word:

cellar
Told in Donnie Darko, my favorite word is 'cellar' and my favorite phrase is 'cellar door', according to the film, it's the most beautiful combination of words in the English language. I happen to agree.
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Least Favorite Word:

pulchritude
It violates all the magical impulses of balanced onomatopoeic language - it of course means "beautiful", but its meaning is nothing of the sort, being stuffed to the brim with a brutally latinate cudgel of barbaric consonants.
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Favorite Quote:

"“If there is one maverick molecule in all the universe, then God is not sovereign. And if God is not sovereign, He is not God.”"
- R.C. Sproul

Favorite Topics:

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:

Of Kings and Eggs and Presidents
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The Evasion-English Dictionary: A Smart Bomb Aimed at Sneaky, Self-deluded Language
August 31, 2018 - 2 Comments

Grammar:

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

Language:

The Lexical Constitution of "Constitution"
September 10, 2018 - 3 Comments
What Did They Really Mean by That?
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Libraries:

Librarians Suggest Good Books for Kids of All Ages
January 15, 2013
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011 - 4 Comments

Linguistics:

The Lexical Constitution of "Constitution"
September 10, 2018 - 3 Comments
The Evasion-English Dictionary: A Smart Bomb Aimed at Sneaky, Self-deluded Language
August 31, 2018 - 2 Comments

Politics:

Of Kings and Eggs and Presidents
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Over Time, Euphemisms Develop
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Teaching:

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

Vocabulary:

A "Dumpster Fire" of a Year
January 11, 2017
Getting the Low-down on Up-classify
July 14, 2016 - 2 Comments

Word Origins:

Of Kings and Eggs and Presidents
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The Lexical Constitution of "Constitution"
September 10, 2018 - 3 Comments