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Keith J.
Subscriber since: October 2009
Location: NY, NY
About Me
Wombat Conservator and Marsupial Enthusiast
My Word Lists
Recent Comments
My Favorites
Favorite Word:
no
It's a very powerful single syllable word that most people seem to not understand.
Other subscribers who love this word:
mind yo bidniss b
(Thailand)
Anonymous
(Afghanistan)
FMG15
(Australia)
jay Z.
(TX)
tran V.
(Viet Nam)
Briana L.
(CA)
martin P.
(FL)
yoyo B.
(TX)
FLO
(FL)
Megan E.
(CO)
Least Favorite Word:
lawyer
Does this really need an explanation?
Other subscribers who dislike this word:
guevarra
(Philippines)
Karl A.
Sarah F.
(Australia)
Nick
(Serbia, Republic of)
Samriti M.
(India)
Butch
(Knoxville area, TN)
Heisenburg
(TN)
Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes a banana is just a banana, Anna"
- John Belushi
Favorite Topics:
Advertising:
To Boldly Go
May 14, 2018
- 5
Comments
Heavy Episodic Malarkey and Other Formulated Fluff
May 7, 2018
Blogs:
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October 8, 2013
- 2
Comments
On Slate, Lexicon Valley Launches a New Language Blog
September 10, 2013
Books:
"Talk on the Wild Side" Is a Sharp Ode to Our Unruly, Resilient Language
December 21, 2018
- 1
Comment
How to Read More Books
November 19, 2018
- 5
Comments
Branding:
Brand Names of the Year for 2018
December 17, 2018
- 3
Comments
A Very -Ery Story
June 18, 2018
- 6
Comments
Business writing:
How and Where to Find Stories
July 16, 2018
How Productive a Writer Are You?
December 18, 2017
Copywriting:
How Productive a Writer Are You?
December 18, 2017
Laughing Matters
November 5, 2017
- 4
Comments
Creativity:
"Disruptive" Names
October 24, 2018
- 3
Comments
Why I'm Writing This Column on a Treadmill
October 18, 2018
Dictionaries:
The Evasion-English Dictionary: A Smart Bomb Aimed at Sneaky, Self-deluded Language
August 31, 2018
- 2
Comments
Help for Harried Justices
August 1, 2017
Fiction writing:
"Disruptive" Names
October 24, 2018
- 3
Comments
Do You Agree With These Quotes About Writing?
November 17, 2017
- 5
Comments
Fun:
Engaged, Vintage, Deleted Drivel, Begob!
February 11, 2019
- 1
Comment
What, By Gosh, is Euphemism of the Year?
January 9, 2019
- 5
Comments
Grammar:
80th Column: Verbal Oddities
October 31, 2016
- 13
Comments
Order Your Adjectives: Failed and Nuclear
October 17, 2016
- 6
Comments
How to write:
How To Be Alone
February 15, 2019
- 1
Comment
How to Bolster Your Long-term Motivation for Writing
January 23, 2019
- 4
Comments
Language:
Engaged, Vintage, Deleted Drivel, Begob!
February 11, 2019
- 1
Comment
Teach Your Children Well
February 1, 2019
- 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:
Teach Your Children Well
February 1, 2019
- 6
Comments
The Year of "Tender Age"
January 7, 2019
- 2
Comments
Linguists:
The Year of "Tender Age"
January 7, 2019
- 2
Comments
2019: The International Year of Indigenous Languages
January 1, 2019
- 2
Comments
Marketing:
Brand Names of the Year for 2018
December 17, 2018
- 3
Comments
A Very -Ery Story
June 18, 2018
- 6
Comments
Marketing copy:
Work-Life Malarkey in the Entrepreneurial Economy
November 7, 2018
- 3
Comments
A Decade of Drivel: Happy Column-versary to Me
October 10, 2018
- 5
Comments
Media:
Engaged, Vintage, Deleted Drivel, Begob!
February 11, 2019
- 1
Comment
What, By Gosh, is Euphemism of the Year?
January 9, 2019
- 5
Comments
Naming:
Brand Names of the Year for 2018
December 17, 2018
- 3
Comments
Like Wildfire
November 21, 2018
Online:
Over Time, Euphemisms Develop
September 12, 2018
- 1
Comment
Machine Translation Dreams
March 1, 2018
- 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
Politics:
Engaged, Vintage, Deleted Drivel, Begob!
February 11, 2019
- 1
Comment
What, By Gosh, is Euphemism of the Year?
January 9, 2019
- 5
Comments
Public relations:
Over Time, Euphemisms Develop
September 12, 2018
- 1
Comment
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:
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
Storytelling:
Murray's Mission: My Greatest Elementary School Memory
May 7, 2014
- 7
Comments
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2
Comments
Students:
2015 Spelling Bee: Co-Champions Triumph Again, as Vanya and Gokul Prove Unbeatable
May 29, 2015
"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
- 6
Comments
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
- 4
Comments
Usage:
Slouching Toward (or Is It Towards?) Consistency
July 23, 2018
- 1
Comment
Words with Sharp Edges
May 1, 2018
- 8
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
Word Origins:
Engaged, Vintage, Deleted Drivel, Begob!
February 11, 2019
- 1
Comment
The Year of "Tender Age"
January 7, 2019
- 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:
French Letters and Their Uses
December 3, 2018
- 5
Comments
Like Wildfire
November 21, 2018
Writer's block:
How to Bolster Your Long-term Motivation for Writing
January 23, 2019
- 4
Comments
Why You Should Write Like a Jazz Musician Plays
June 27, 2018
- 6
Comments
Writers:
How To Be Alone
February 15, 2019
- 1
Comment
How to Deal with Writer's Guilt
December 14, 2018
- 4
Comments
Young readers:
How to Encourage Summer Reading
July 16, 2014
Fifteen Ways of Looking at "The Woods": Jumpstarting Poetry in the Classroom
July 23, 2013
- 4
Comments
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