periskope
Subscriber since: October 2008
Location:
Yeongju,
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:
"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
August 13, 2021
- 3 Comments
Highly Entertaining and Informative
August 3, 2021
Business writing:
When You Should Reduce Your Goals
August 26, 2021
- 2 Comments
How to Find More Time to Write
April 22, 2021
- 7 Comments
Copywriting:
The Lingo of Film Noir
November 19, 2021
- 2 Comments
When You Should Reduce Your Goals
August 26, 2021
- 2 Comments
Creativity:
Of Time, Happiness, Creativity and Writing Accomplishments....
December 23, 2021
How to Find More Time to Write
April 22, 2021
- 7 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
Fun:
Very Spatial and Capable Lethal Aid
February 10, 2022
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
Online:
Strategic Flexibility and Other Bendy Balderdash
October 7, 2021
- 3 Comments
A Recipe for Time Travel
October 6, 2020
- 4 Comments
Poetry:
And Forget the He and She
December 2, 2019
- 2 Comments
In Praise of Ambiguity
July 23, 2014
- 2 Comments
Puzzle:
To Bee or Not to Bee?
March 18, 2021
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
Reading:
How to Read More Books
November 19, 2018
- 5 Comments
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
April 2, 2018
- 2 Comments
Self-publishing:
How to Survive Until You're Famous or Successful
March 24, 2022
- 3 Comments
How to Protect the Important From the Urgent
March 25, 2021
- 3 Comments
Storytelling:
Should You Self-Publish?
October 26, 2020
- 3 Comments
Why You Should Consider Back-And-Forth Writing
September 24, 2020
- 4 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:
Teach Your Children Well
February 1, 2019
- 5 Comments
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4 Comments
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 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
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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