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Nine ways to finish the writing you start
Thu Jul 28 11:00:00 EDT 2022
Reframing the writing process can help you from start to finish
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Candlepower
Shoot! How Gun Idioms Color Our Speech
Thu Jul 21 12:00:00 EDT 2022
From "shotgun seat" to "trigger warnings," our language is shot through with firearm metaphors.
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Language Lounge
Twinned Sources Meet Novel Target
Thu Jul 07 09:00:00 EDT 2022
How much help does a metaphor need? It depends on what you want your audience to take away from it.
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Word Count
How to protect the future you who writes
Thu Jun 23 09:00:00 EDT 2022
Life challenges can derail any writer, but these tips can help you move forward while offering some care and grace to yourself
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Candlepower
Clean Language
Thu Jun 16 09:00:00 EDT 2022
What does a bathroom sign tell us about the history of English?
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Evasive Maneuvers
Associate Firewood and Other Fiddle-Faddle
Thu Jun 09 13:00:00 EDT 2022
This month's euphemisms draw from sources as varied as manga, social media, and a graduation speech.
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Language Lounge
Scale Your Onboarding
Thu Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2022
"There even are places where English completely disappears. In America, they haven't used it for years!" So goes the lyric. But English is adaptable for special purposes.
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Word Count
21 Ways I Get Out of the Writing Doldrums
Thu May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2022
21 ways to give your writing spirit an immediate boost.
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Candlepower
Understanding "Maven"
Thu May 19 00:00:00 EDT 2022
How a Yiddish word with Hebrew roots became a ubiquitous American brand name, backronym, and even a baby name.
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Evasive Maneuvers
Predictive Human Balderdash and Other Managed Malarkey
Thu May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2022
Please enjoy the list of latest and greatest euphemisms, full of managed malarkey you won't find anywhere else.
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