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  1. Department of Word Lists

     Homebuilding Words
    Sat Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2006

    Getting ready for that big renovation project at home? To make sure you have the right words for the job, we called Kevin Ireton, the editor of Fine Homebuilding Magazine, who graciously explained these -- fine -- homebuilding terms:

    Stool. "The ledge on the inside of a window, which most people call the sill. The sill is the similar piece on the outside."

    Crown. "It's used as a verb by framing carpenters and means to check a stud, rafter or joist to see if it's straight and to mark the crown (or high spot) if there is one."

    Biscuit. "A small, football-shaped wafer of compressed wood used (like a dowel or spline) to join two boards together."

    Eyebrow. "A particular style of dormer with an arched roof that mimic's the curve of your eyebrow."

  2. Word Count

     Writer's Coach
    Wed Nov 08 00:00:00 EST 2006

    "This is real take-it-to-the-keyboard stuff that comes from a lifetime of working with writers," Jack Hart says of his new book, A Writer's Coach. A managing editor of The Oregonian newspaper, Jack has spent almost four decades editing, writing and coaching journalists and other writers. The result of this experience is his practical guide to "words that work." We talked to Jack about writing.

    VT: In your book you deflate the "mystique" of writing.

  3. Blog Du Jour

     Principal's Blogs
    Wed Nov 08 00:00:00 EST 2006

    Chris Lehman, the ground-breaking principal we interviewed for our recent "Teachers at Work" feature, recommends these blogs on progressive education:

    Will Richardson's Weblogg-ed

    David Warlick's 2 Cents Worth

    Bud Hunt's Bud the Teacher

    Christian Long's Think: Lab

  4. Shameless Self Promotion

     Now Wear This!
    Wed Nov 08 00:00:00 EST 2006
    Give your favorite somebody your favorite word map! Now you can order a Visual Thesaurus word map on a t-shirt, mug, even a postage stamp. Simply search for a word, click on the "Share" button on top right hand of the Visual Thesaurus window, and follow the easy steps. We can't think of a better gift -- or a gift to yourself, for that matter! (Hey, we're biased!)

  5. Behind the Dictionary

     Words, Words, Words
    Mon Nov 06 00:00:00 EST 2006

    World Wide Words is just that: Everything and anything about the English language, compiled by lexicographer Michael Quinion. From a well-stocked library in the little British market town of Thornbury, Michael writes a weekly newsletter read by some 50,000 people around the world. It's a veritable salmagundi of etymology, history, weird words, obsolete words, grammar and answers to readers' questions. Hey, where else can you learn about "the hairy antecedents of 'rebarbative?'" Michael's also a freelance contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary and an accomplished author. His latest book, just released, is called Gallimaufry, about words that have vanished from the English language. We had a rather delightful conversation with Michael:

  6. Dog Eared

     Sell, Sell, Sell
    Mon Nov 06 00:00:00 EST 2006

    Need to brush up on your copywriting? Check out these books to master advertising's written words:

    The Adweek Copywriting Handbook by Joseph Sugarman

    The Copywriter's Handbook by Robert W. Bly

    How to Write Great Copy by Dominic Gettins

  7. Backstory

     Jennifer Egan, author of "The Keep"
    Sat Nov 04 00:00:00 EST 2006

    My inspiration for The Keep happened in a single moment--or really, more like a single hour. I'd just finished my previous novel, Look at Me, and was wondering what I would work on next. I'd also just had my first son, and my husband and I had taken our eight-week-old baby to Charleville France, where my husband was directing a play. It was an ill-starred trip (I ended up having to return early because of a serious illness in my family), and we ended up having only one day of leisure together. We spent it driving around in Belgium, and our travels included the town of Bouillon, named after Godfrey de Bouillon, who led the first crusade. Godfrey's ruined castle still stands on a tall hill overlooking the town, and we took the obligatory tour, my husband carrying our baby in a pouch on his chest.

  8. Blog Excerpts

     Dictionary of Difficult Words
    Sat Nov 04 00:00:00 EST 2006
    Can't tell your a posteriori from your a priori? Look 'em up in the "Dictionary of Difficult Words," a website that asks, "Do you aim to become a member of the literati, or do you wish to be a savant? Do you want to avoid being verbigerative and be succinct instead?" If you answered yes, yes, yes, and yes, check out their list of words here.

  9. Blog Du Jour

     Grammar and Usage
    Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 2006

    In our recent "Word Count" column, we featured Pam Nelson, veteran newspaper copy editor and author of the Triangle Grammar Guide blog. Last we she recommended blogs, this week she recommends this invaluable -- and exhaustive -- list of grammar and usage websites. Go Pam!

    Capital Community College's Guide to Grammar and Writing

    Jack Lynch's Guide to Grammar and Writing

    The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

    The Tongue Untied, a guide to grammar, punctuation and style for journalists

  10. Language Lounge

     Dr. Donne's Undertaking
    Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 2006
    We gather in the poetry corner of the Lounge this month to spend some time with a good old-fashioned poem written back in the day when rhyme and meter were an expected part of the package. Along the way, we marvel at the staying power of a few sturdy English words.
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