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The Year in Words, 2013 Edition
Mon Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2013
As the year comes to a close, it's time once again to survey the new words and phrases that made their presence felt in the popular consciousness. For the Wall Street Journal, I surveyed the "words that popped in 2013," from cronut to Sharknado, but there were too many good choices to include in one article. Here I present my more comprehensive list of notable words of the year.
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Ardent Thoughts on a New School Year
Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2009
Once again award-winning writer and educator Bob Greenman takes us on a journey through words selected from More Words That Make a Difference, a delightful book illustrating word usage with passages from the Atlantic Monthly. Here Bob muses on the start of another school year, with an ardor that is far from noncommittal.
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On the Road Again: Images of a Privileged Childhood
Thu Mar 25 00:00:00 EDT 2010
These childhood memories employ a number of words that appear in my book More Words That Make a Difference, with illustrative sentences from the Atlantic Monthly.

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