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For the love of the words?

B. D. wrote 4 weeks ago: Sometimes you look at something and the first thing to strike you simply isn’t the obvious. Or … more →

Tags: Miscellany, ben schott, Schott's Almanac

The upshot at Schott

spinoza1111 wrote 2 months ago: At a previous entry I describe entering Schott’s Vocab at the New York Time with a real carpet … more →

Tags: Original Poetry, Original Art, Limericks

Entry at Schott's Vocab in the New York Times1 comment

spinoza1111 wrote 2 months ago: In this week’s limerick contest, Schott says bonus points will be given for all limericks that … more →

Tags: Original Poetry, Limericks

An Armamentarium of Words From Schott's Vocab

range wrote 2 months ago: Here are a bunch of cool words that I saw on Schott’s Vocab today: sesquipedalian, callipygian … more →

Tags: Asides, blogs, writing, NY Times, Vocab

Twitter to Adults

range wrote 3 months ago: Twitter is to adults what Tourette’s is to children. — Brendan * This made me laugh out loud. It … more →

Tags: technology, Asides, Quotes, blogs, twitter, NYTimes

Oblication

range wrote 3 months ago: Oblication | “A vacation combined with an obligation, such as a work engagement or visiting family.” … more →

Tags: writing, Asides, portmanteau, WorDs, Vocabulary, oblication, @ vacation, Obligation

They won't even become clichés

B. D. wrote 4 months ago: New York Times blogger Ben Schott recently asked readers to send in “new similes fit for the t … more →

Tags: Miscellany, ben schott, New York Times, similes

Tom Swift and His Alexandrian Roll Call3 comments

DSL. wrote 6 months ago: After the weekend’s call for “Tom Swifties” at the “Schott’s Vocab … more →

Tags: Arts, Scott Lahti, Language, Humor, Tom Swifties

Tom Swifties or Desi Twisties??

sacredfig wrote 6 months ago: This entry on Schott’s Vocab Blog in the New York Times has been reason for the biggest laughs … more →

Tags: language, desi puns, Desi Twist, Puns, Tom Swifties

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DSL. wrote 6 months ago: …the blogger said all threadbare.* *I watched all 1984 comments  that readers so far posted th … more →

Tags: Scott Lahti, Language, Tom Swifties


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