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  1. Language Lounge

     What Did They Really Mean by That?
    Tue Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018
    Written language has an afterlife that is practically unlimited. When we commit something to writing we make a record that far outlives the context in which it is produced. Take the United States Constitution for example, now on the job for more than 225 years.

  2. Dog Eared

     The Evasion-English Dictionary: A Smart Bomb Aimed at Sneaky, Self-deluded Language
    Fri Aug 31 00:00:00 EDT 2018
    Turns out evasion can take the form of a Trojan horsepucky so subtle and tiny most would not recognize it as evasive at all. This expanded edition of The Evasion-English Dictionary shows how small, everyday, nothing-to-see-here words can hide as much hokum as the longest and vaguest jargon.

  3. Word Count

     Writing and Skating
    Wed Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2018
    I'm a big fan of writing that's larded with metaphor, simile and personification. Here's a bit of figurative language I particularly like: to be a writer is to be a figure skater.

  4. Candlepower

     Speaking Blockchain
    Fri Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018
    Want to become fluent in the new lingo of blockchain? Here's a brief alphabetical glossary of some of the terms you may encounter.

  5. Evasive Maneuvers

     Reinventing Floating Transport for Special Guests
    Tue Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 2018
    Have you ever been a special guest? I like to think all guests are special, but I can't say the same for all words. Please name, blame, and shame the following lexical varmints, which even my rat terrier can't seem to exterminate.

  6. Language Lounge

     Time (or Not) to Take Sides
    Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018
    In our increasingly polarized world, it may be helpful to investigate how sides came to mean things that exist in vehement opposition to each other.

  7. Candlepower

     Slouching Toward (or Is It Towards?) Consistency
    Mon Jul 23 00:00:00 EDT 2018
    The fuss over terminal -s is a matter of convention, not the end of the world as we know it.

  8. Word Count

     How and Where to Find Stories
    Mon Jul 16 00:00:00 EDT 2018
    Telling stories — even very short ones — is one of the best techniques you can use to make your writing more interesting and more engaging to your readers. I suggest you make it a priority.

  9. Evasive Maneuvers

     Motion-challenged Hospitality for Furperson Trajectory
    Mon Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2018
    Fortunately for my job security, euphemisms run free and wild, far beyond the dog park and litter box.

  10. Language Lounge

     The Meaning of Meaning
    Mon Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2018
    How do you come to know the meaning of mean, and to be comfortable with the notion of meaning?
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