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  1. Evasive Maneuvers

     A Decade of Drivel: Happy Column-versary to Me
    Wed Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2018
    In the spirit of my tenth anniversary, here's a look back at 10 euphemisms from previous columns that I particularly love—I mean, loathe! Loathe, obviously.

  2. Candlepower

     The Mysteries of Naming, Part 3
    Mon Dec 18 00:00:00 EST 2006

    Naming can seem mysterious because it's ridden with myths. And when a name-seeker approaches the naming process armed with myth rather than truth, the myth inevitably gets in the way. So let's take a few minutes to examine ten common myths about name development.

  3. Evasive Maneuvers

     Very Spatial and Capable Lethal Aid
    Thu Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2022
    From capable to renewable natural gas and everything in between, we've got a euphemism for you.

  4. Evasive Maneuvers

     Which Came First: The Chicken or the Hen Apple?
    Fri May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2020
    Even in horrible times, you can always count on euphemisms. Evasive language never takes a day off.

  5. Word Count

     10 Ways to Make Your Writing More Fun
    Wed May 11 00:00:00 EDT 2011
    Do you ever find writing is just plain tedious? Have you lost the joy of the endeavor? Does writing suddenly seem more like accounting than something delightful? I received an email recently from someone who told me he'd lost interest in technical writing, which had been his sole means of support for more than 25 years.

  6. Teachers at Work

     "Big Brother" in the Classroom
    Mon May 11 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    Can teachers manipulate language to their advantage, as a way of shifting their students' perspectives in a more positive direction? It might sound a little Orwellian, but Steven Kushner, who teaches at Bremen High School in Midlothian, Illinois, has found that taking a page from "Big Brother" can be an effective educational strategy.

  7. Blog Excerpts

     What's the Most Beautiful Word?
    Tue Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 2011
    What is the most beautiful word in the English language? This question was recently posed on GalleyCat, the Mediabistro blog covering the publishing industry. GalleyCat has its own suggestions, and recommends that readers use the Visual Thesaurus to map out their own favorite words.

  8. Word Count

     Ten Grammar Myths, Debunked
    Thu Mar 08 00:00:00 EST 2012
    Even though National Grammar Day is behind us, that's no reason to stop celebrating grammar — or overturning cherished assumptions about grammar. Every year for NGD, University of California, San Diego linguistics grad student Gabe Doyle compiles a list of grammar myths that require debunking. Here's his latest roundup.

  9. Teachers at Work

     Teachers: Don't Fear the 'puter
    Wed Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2007

    Shannon Reed is an award-winning playwright who teaches high school English to a large pack of bright young women at a private school on the beach in Queens, New York. She graciously contributed this column:

    Last spring, the faculty at the small private school where I teach gathered in the traditional faculty meeting place -- a circa 1960's Home Ec room that probably shudders each time we refer to it as the "Consumer Sciences Department" -- to learn, from an exceedingly cranky member of the New York City Board of Education computers-in-the-classroom team, how to log into a website. As the woman snapped and snarled at everyone, I wondered, disinterestedly, what was her problem? Then I watched the faculty try to complete the simple tasks of accessing the internet and setting up a password and user name at the website. It quickly turned disastrous.

  10. Contest

     The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: July Edition
    Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    In the July edition of the Visual Thesaurus crossword puzzle, we're cooling off in the movie theater. Figure out the hidden word chain and you could win a Visual Thesaurus T-shirt!
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