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 Pronoun? Beyond He & She" is a Timely Winner
February 27, 2020
- 2 Comments
Dictionaries:
Finding (or Inventing) Euphemisms in the Latest OED Update
November 13, 2019
- 4 Comments
Fiction writing:
Why You Should Resist the Writing Rituals of Famous Authors
January 28, 2021
- 2 Comments
Grammar:
Seven Sentences You Should Stop Writing
November 23, 2020
- 8 Comments
How to Make Your Sentences Shorter
June 25, 2020
- 8 Comments
How to write:
Why You Should Consider Dictating Your Writing
June 24, 2021
June 24, 2021
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
Linguistics:
Electrifying!
June 17, 2021
Multi-Purpose Malarkey That Facilitates Fiddle-Faddle
June 10, 2021
Linguists:
Electrifying!
June 17, 2021
Multi-Purpose Malarkey That Facilitates Fiddle-Faddle
June 10, 2021
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:
To Bee or Not to Bee?
March 18, 2021
Storytelling:
Should You Self-Publish?
October 26, 2020
- 3 Comments
Why You Should Consider Back-And-Forth Writing
September 24, 2020
- 4 Comments
Usage:
Comparative Nonsense
November 1, 2019
- 5 Comments
Unexpected Cousins
April 1, 2019
- 8 Comments
Word Origins:
Multi-Purpose Malarkey That Facilitates Fiddle-Faddle
June 10, 2021
Words:
Electrifying!
June 17, 2021
Multi-Purpose Malarkey That Facilitates Fiddle-Faddle
June 10, 2021
Writer's block:
Why You Should Consider Dictating Your Writing
June 24, 2021
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