Blogs about: Word Usage
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Clear Writing (what a difference a word makes!)
I read a terrific mystery novel last week. I was so caught up in the action, and the characters were so alive for me, that I hoped (and still do) that the author managed to retain movie rights. Imagi… more →
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Sarah Palin--Going Rogue (2009) [UNFINISHED. Heck, consider it unstarted]
Paul wrote 4 days ago: [READ: Yeah, I'm not reading her book, but this parody book looks mighty funny. Click the cover to … more →
It's my first post! And here is its title.
ciwilliams wrote 6 days ago: As an editor with many years of experience correcting other people’s typos and grammatical err … more →
What is ecstasy and why should you experience it
Joshua Bagby wrote 1 week ago: The overlooked art of ecstasy I was stunned the other day doing a google search on the term ecstasy. … more →
Ugh...
joanfalcon wrote 1 week ago: Here’s a helpful tidbit of information that will make you look less dumber if you ever post a … more →
Periodical--Prospect
Paul wrote 1 week ago: I recently received an e-mail from a nice person at Prospect (a British magazine). The email asked … more →
Euphemism for the sack
Rhonda wrote 2 weeks ago: Yesterday I was editing an annual report for a small company, and came across these sentences in the … more →
David Foster Wallace--comments in The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus (2004)
Paul wrote 2 weeks ago: SOUNDTRACK: TINDERSTICKS-Trouble Every Day [soundtrack] (2001). This is the second soundtrack that T … more →
SEO, Oh No! Repetition Can Cause Writers Shame
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jesakalong wrote 3 weeks ago: My blog piece on ridding your writing of repetition has made the rounds, appearing on several other … more →
Think you know your font names?
Rhonda wrote 1 month ago: Do you think you’re pretty up to date with the various font names? Or perhaps you’re mor … more →
How to use ABHOR in a sentence
miteach wrote 1 month ago: I totally ABHOR Halloween… It makes me barf. For more sentences using the word ABHOR, go to ht … more →
Your and You're
marlenebertrand wrote 1 month ago: Recently, I received an invitation which read, “Your Invited to Our Celebration!” I crin … more →
How to use ABET in a sentence
miteach wrote 1 month ago: The older twin conned his sibling, ABETTING him to help with turned out to be a crime. For more sent … more →
WHEN WORDS FAIL
fs wrote 1 month ago: We express ourself through language. For linguists to consider words a language, the words must not … more →
How to use ABATE in a sentence
miteach wrote 1 month ago: Using water to put out the fire on the building will hopefully ABATE the damage and save the buildin … more →
Abusing the Word 'Truth'
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Nick wrote 1 month ago: (A presupposition of this post is that truth exists in some form. To claim otherwise is to make a pa … more →
Niggling words
mnswede1952 wrote 2 months ago: My pet peeves are ‘impactful’ (which isn’t a word) and improper use of the word … more →
Can traditional publishers add value in an online world?
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Rhonda wrote 2 months ago: As more and more individuals self-publish (blogs, wikis, social media, on-demand publishing, as well … more →
Random text generator
Rhonda wrote 2 months ago: I’ve written previous posts on Word’s random text generator, and some online ‘lore … more →
User assistance by any other name would smell as sweet
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Rhonda wrote 2 months ago: Joshua Porter, over at bokardo social web design (http://bokardo.com), says in his Writing Microcopy … more →
