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  1. Word Count

     Data-Based: The Jargon of Big Data
    Mon Feb 06 00:00:00 EST 2012
    One aspect of the computing world that we're all deeply involved in (whether we realize it or not) is the specialized field of databases. In this article, I thought it might be fun to look at the terminology of that involvement from the database's point of view.

  2. Language Lounge

     Light and Variable Sins
    Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016
    Speakers are prone to misinterpret an expression for various reasons and then incorporate the incorrect usage into their lexicons. When such misusages become widespread, the question that arises is whether the new and nominally incorrect version of an expression should be regarded as acceptable.

  3. Blog Excerpts

     Affluent or Effluent?
    Thu Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2007
    Confusing Words "is a collection of 3210 words that are troublesome to writers and readers." Hmm, that's a lot of words. Click here to untangle the one that's troubling you!

  4. Weekly Worksheet

     From One Extreme to Another
    Thu Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 2011
    Words with similar definitions can have wildly different connotations. This week's worksheet ask students to analyze a group of related words and to figure out how they could be placed in a word spectrum — ranging from the word with the most negative connotation to the word with the most positive connotation.

  5. Word Routes

     The Not-So-Fabulous "Phablet"
    Fri Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 2013
    Last week, the American Dialect Society's Word of the Year honors went to the Twitter-friendly hashtag. But another techie term emerged in a less prestigious category, Least Likely to Succeed. Finishing in a virtual tie with the much-maligned acronym YOLO was phablet, a blend of phone and tablet coined for new devices that are not quite smartphones and not quite tablet computers.

  6. Word Count

     Why Writers Should Find a "Me Too" Moment
    Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2015
    Aside from writing prose, I write songs, maybe five or six a year. Usually I have no idea where they come from. One day I'm strumming my guitar, thinking of this and that, and suddenly a chord or a fragment of melody catches my ear, or a few words pop into my mind. I repeat them and wonder, is this the seed of a song?

  7. Word Count

     The "Due To" Argument
    Mon Dec 27 00:00:00 EST 2010
    How do you feel about the phrase due to? Does it just mean "attributable to" to you, or can it also mean "because of"? Your answer may help explain where you fall along the prescriptivism-descriptivism usage continuum.

  8. Word Count

     What Even is the Deal with "Even"?
    Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2014
    The word "even" has been undergoing some interesting changes recently. What's the new thing going on with "even"? It has to do with questions. But posing questions that contain "even," it turns out, can be tricky business.

  9. Word Count

     Digging in: The Roots of a "Clawback"
    Tue Jul 17 00:00:00 EDT 2012
    "Jamie Dimon: JPMorgan Will Likely Claw Back Pay From Responsible Executives," the headline said. Dimon, JPMorgan's chief executive, was telling the Senate Banking Committee that the firm would probably seek to reclaim some pay and bonuses from those involved in the firm's $2 billion trading loss.

  10. Teachers at Work

     The Untapped Potential of Student Stories
    Tue Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2010
    In September of 1988, a high school student of mine turned in a piece of writing that changed my professional life and provided me with the most rewarding experience I ever had as a school publications adviser.
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