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:
"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
August 13, 2021
- 3 Comments
Highly Entertaining and Informative
August 3, 2021
Creativity:
Of Time, Happiness, Creativity and Writing Accomplishments....
December 23, 2021
How to Find More Time to Write
April 22, 2021
- 7 Comments
Dictionaries:
The Post-Dictionary World?
June 3, 2021
- 4 Comments
Finding (or Inventing) Euphemisms in the Latest OED Update
November 13, 2019
- 4 Comments
Fiction writing:
Of Time, Happiness, Creativity and Writing Accomplishments....
December 23, 2021
Why You Should Blog BEFORE Writing Your Book
December 23, 2021
- 3 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:
How to Survive Until You're Famous or Successful
March 24, 2022
- 3 Comments
Of Time, Happiness, Creativity and Writing Accomplishments....
December 23, 2021
Language:
Metaphors We Live By (Updated)
March 3, 2022
- 4 Comments
Brand Names of the Year for 2021
December 16, 2021
- 2 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:
Of Dialects, Vernaculars, and Code-Switching
February 3, 2022
- 2 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:
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
Words:
"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
August 13, 2021
- 3 Comments
Electrifying!
June 17, 2021
Writer's block:
How to Survive the Feast or Famine of Freelance Writing
April 28, 2022
April 28, 2022
How to Survive Until You're Famous or Successful
March 24, 2022
- 3 Comments
Writers:
How to Survive the Feast or Famine of Freelance Writing
April 28, 2022
How to Survive Until You're Famous or Successful
March 24, 2022
- 3 Comments
Writing:
How to Survive the Feast or Famine of Freelance Writing
April 28, 2022
How to Survive Until You're Famous or Successful
March 24, 2022
- 3 Comments
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