Valerie P.
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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
Grammar:
I May Not Know Grammar, But I Know What I Like
April 3, 2020
- 14 Comments
How to write:
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
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
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
Usage:
Comparative Nonsense
November 1, 2019
- 5 Comments
Unexpected Cousins
April 1, 2019
- 8 Comments
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
Writers:
Dennis Baron's "What's Your Prounoun? Beyond He & She" is a Timely Winner
February 27, 2020
- 2 Comments
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