Keith J.
Subscriber since: October 2009
Location:
NY,
NY
About Me
Wombat Conservator and Marsupial Enthusiast
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Favorite Word:
noIt's a very powerful single syllable word that most people seem to not understand.
Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes a banana is just a banana, Anna"
- John Belushi
Favorite Topics:
Advertising:
Under the Influence
February 18, 2019
- 2 Comments
To Boldly Go
May 14, 2018
- 5 Comments
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:
Inspiration to All
December 10, 2019
- 1 Comment
"Because Internet": Celebrating the Way We Talk Online
July 17, 2019
- 3 Comments
Branding:
"Deep" Thoughts
June 17, 2019
- 1 Comment
Business writing:
Professional Disharmony Synergies and Other Gobbledygook
September 11, 2019
- 3 Comments
Copywriting:
How Productive a Writer Are You?
December 18, 2017
Laughing Matters
November 5, 2017
- 4 Comments
Dictionaries:
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
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:
How to Name Your Characters
November 4, 2019
- 3 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:
"Because Internet": Celebrating the Way We Talk Online
July 17, 2019
- 3 Comments
Marketing copy:
Work-Life Malarkey in the Entrepreneurial Economy
November 7, 2018
- 3 Comments
Naming:
How to Name Your Characters
November 4, 2019
- 3 Comments
Online:
News Speak
September 2, 2019
- 2 Comments
"Because Internet": Celebrating the Way We Talk Online
July 17, 2019
- 3 Comments
Politics:
Professional Disharmony Synergies and Other Gobbledygook
September 11, 2019
- 3 Comments
Public relations:
Reinventing Floating Transport for Special Guests
August 14, 2018
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
Self-publishing:
The March of the E-Books
March 25, 2013
- 15 Comments
Self-Publish Your Writing!
November 28, 2011
- 4 Comments
Spelling:
Is It "Copyeditor" or "Copy Editor"?
September 17, 2014
- 7 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:
Teach Your Children Well
February 1, 2019
- 5 Comments
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4 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 Become More Interested in What You're Writing
June 24, 2019
- 2 Comments
Are You Really a Perfectionist?
May 23, 2019
- 2 Comments
Young readers:
How to Encourage Summer Reading
July 16, 2014
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