periskope
Subscriber since: October 2008
Location:
Yeongju,
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
About Me
I am me. If I was not me, I would be someone else, but I'm not. At least I don't think I am, or he doesn't think he is. I know I'm here somewhere, unless I'm not me, in which case I could be anywhere or nowhere. It comes down to this: I am me, but if I'm not me, than I'm someone else. But if I'm someone else, then I'm not that person either because if I am someone else, how can I be that person (if I am someone else)? If you are confused by this reasoning, just remember this: confusion is just a state of mind, it only exists in your mind, and it is not real. So you're not really confused.
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Least Favorite Word:
racismThis is a badly misused word. If someone is racist, they hate the human race. They hate everyone except themselves, which is only possible because they are not human.
Favorite Quote:
""Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.""
- Winston Churchill
Favorite Topics:
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:
"Word by Word" is a Funny, Revealing Look at the Life of a Lexicographer
March 30, 2017
- 1 Comment
Making the White Space Talk
February 20, 2017
- 1 Comment
Business writing:
Why You Should Abandon the Edit-As-You-Go Method
September 19, 2016
- 4 Comments
Seven Strategies for Banishing Your Perfectionism
November 27, 2015
- 2 Comments
Copywriting:
Why You Should Abandon the Edit-As-You-Go Method
September 19, 2016
- 4 Comments
Fall-ify Your Vocabtoberfest!
October 19, 2015
- 3 Comments
Creativity:
Bob Dylan: Joker and Thinker. Cynic and Believer. Lover and Loner.
December 21, 2016
- 5 Comments
The Struggle of Songwriting
July 20, 2016
- 5 Comments
Fiction writing:
Seven Strategies for Banishing Your Perfectionism
November 27, 2015
- 2 Comments
"Novel" Gazing
November 14, 2014
- 1 Comment
Fun:
Grammar:
80th Column: Verbal Oddities
October 31, 2016
- 13 Comments
Order Your Adjectives: Failed and Nuclear
October 17, 2016
- 6 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
Linguistics:
"Alternative" is the Ultimate Euphemism Maker
March 1, 2017
- 3 Comments
Linguists:
Spam: A Lexical and Pragmatic Guide
February 1, 2017
- 8 Comments
What is the Euphemism of the Year?
January 4, 2017
- 10 Comments
Media:
Online:
(Sub)tweeting for Success
November 8, 2016
Information Gaps in the Information Age
October 3, 2016
- 3 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
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
Reading:
Stats Meet Lit in an Insightful New Book About Writing
April 19, 2017
- 1 Comment
"Word by Word" is a Funny, Revealing Look at the Life of a Lexicographer
March 30, 2017
- 1 Comment
Self-publishing:
The March of the E-Books
March 25, 2013
- 15 Comments
Self-Publish Your Writing!
November 28, 2011
- 4 Comments
Storytelling:
Murray's Mission: My Greatest Elementary School Memory
May 7, 2014
- 7 Comments
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2 Comments
Students:
"Sinister Buttocks" and the Dangers of Thesaurus Flipping
August 29, 2014
- 12 Comments
Teachers:
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4 Comments
How Can English Teachers Nurture Young Writers?
March 6, 2015
- 2 Comments
Teaching:
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4 Comments
How Can English Teachers Nurture Young Writers?
March 6, 2015
- 2 Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
- 5 Comments
Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
Web tools:
Twitter Me This: New Technology in the Language Arts Classroom
November 15, 2011
- 3 Comments
Tracking Dialects on Twitter: What's Coo and What's Koo?
November 4, 2011
- 4 Comments
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Writer's block:
How to Write if You're a Night Owl
March 20, 2017
Do You Suffer from Irritable Desk Syndrome?
November 21, 2016
- 5 Comments
Writers:
Stats Meet Lit in an Insightful New Book About Writing
April 19, 2017
- 1 Comment
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