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:
"Because Internet": Celebrating the Way We Talk Online
July 17, 2019
- 3 Comments
Hotter Than the Doones' Bonfire in July
July 1, 2019
- 7 Comments
Dictionaries:
Webster: the Weaseliest Word in Dictionaries
June 21, 2019
- 4 Comments
The Most Influential Lexicographer You've Never Heard Of
June 3, 2019
- 3 Comments
Fiction writing:
How to Become More Interested in What You're Writing
June 24, 2019
- 2 Comments
"Disruptive" Names
October 24, 2018
- 3 Comments
Grammar:
"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide
March 18, 2019
- 2 Comments
80th Column: Verbal Oddities
October 31, 2016
- 13 Comments
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:
"Because Internet": Celebrating the Way We Talk Online
July 17, 2019
- 3 Comments
Webster: the Weaseliest Word in Dictionaries
June 21, 2019
- 4 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
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:
Unexpected Cousins
April 1, 2019
- 8 Comments
"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide
March 18, 2019
- 2 Comments
Words:
French Letters and Their Uses
December 3, 2018
- 5 Comments
Like Wildfire
November 21, 2018
- 1 Comment
Writer's block:
How to Become More Interested in What You're Writing
June 24, 2019
- 2 Comments
Are You Really a Perfectionist?
May 23, 2019
- 2 Comments
Writers:
How to Develop the Writing Habit
April 10, 2019
How To Be Alone
February 15, 2019
- 3 Comments
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