Marianne G.
Subscriber since: January 2010
Location: Fourways, South Africa
About Me
I work for The Endangered Wildlife Trust in Johannesburg, South Africa as an Administrator for the Wildlife & Energy Interaction Group and Librarian. I am married with one child.
My Word Lists
Recent Comments
My Favorites

Favorite Word:

serendipitous
It is difficult to say but when you eventually get it it is great to impress your friends!
Other subscribers who love this word:

Least Favorite Word:

ID
It is not a word! It means identity document here in South Africa.

Favorite Quote:

"”Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”"
- - Seneca

Favorite Topics:

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

Business writing:

Working Titles
September 25, 2019 - 2 Comments
Professional Disharmony Synergies and Other Gobbledygook
September 11, 2019 - 3 Comments

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

Fun:

I've Been Working on the Railroad
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 9, 2020 - 5 Comments
Self-Partnered to Poppycock
December 11, 2019 - 5 Comments

Grammar:

"Dreyer's English": An Utterly Readable Style Guide
March 18, 2019 - 2 Comments
80th Column: Verbal Oddities
October 31, 2016 - 13 Comments

How to write:

Why Writers Should Use a Secret Sauce: Tracking
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 24, 2020 - 4 Comments
How to Work with Difficult Editors
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers January 22, 2020 - 4 Comments

Language:

New Virus, New Words
March 30, 2020
Does It Matter What We Call a Disease?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 23, 2020 - 11 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

Poetry:

And Forget the He and She
December 2, 2019 - 2 Comments
In Praise of Ambiguity
July 23, 2014 - 2 Comments

Puzzle:

The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008

Reading:

How to Read More Books
November 19, 2018 - 5 Comments
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
April 2, 2018 - 2 Comments

Spelling:

2015 Spelling Bee: Co-Champions Triumph Again, as Vanya and Gokul Prove Unbeatable
May 29, 2015
Is It "Copyeditor" or "Copy Editor"?
September 17, 2014 - 7 Comments

Usage:

Comparative Nonsense
November 1, 2019 - 5 Comments
Unexpected Cousins
April 1, 2019 - 8 Comments

Visual Thesaurus:

Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012 - 5 Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012

Vocabulary:

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

WordMasters:

WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011

Words:

Pronouns Prevail for Word of Year and Decade
January 10, 2020 - 1 Comment
Comparative Nonsense
November 1, 2019 - 5 Comments

Writing:

Is Lack of Reflection Sabotaging your Writing?
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers March 27, 2020 - 2 Comments
Why Writers Should Use a Secret Sauce: Tracking
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers February 24, 2020 - 4 Comments