Words That Work by Frank Luntz I have highlighted a number of books about words on this blogs, giving them good reviews. You might think I’m trying to sell these word books. That’s not
Archive for July, 2009
Words That Work
Monday, July 27th, 2009Word Lover’s Dictionary
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009The Word Lover’s Dictionary by Josefa Heifetz is for all those word lovers out there with an insatiable need to learn new and sometimes esoteric words. The sub-title of the Word Lover’s
Words That Sell
Thursday, July 16th, 2009I’m going to strike off in another direction today. I want to talk to those writers of sales copy who might be reading “Word Skit”. Yeah, that’s right, we’re talking
The 15 Most Overused Words of 2009
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009I’m going to get a little snarky today. I decided to have a little fun and make my list of the “Ten Most Overused Words of 2009″. These are words or phrases I’m just sick of
Why Is Q Always Followed by U?
Monday, July 13th, 2009Why Is Q Always Followed by U?: Word-Perfect Answers to the Most-Asked Questions About Language is a hardcover book by Michael Quinion which was released recently (July 2, 2009) that many
Word Up – Word Soup
Thursday, July 9th, 2009“Word Up” or “Word Soup” is an electronic word game that is often played in English pubs. By one account, Word Up video games are found in approximately 40% of the pub
Words of Sympathy
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009One of the hardest things to do is to say words of sympathy to someone dealing with loss or tragedy. It isn’t that you don’t feel the pain and sorrow of your friends and acquaintances.
Word Clouds
Monday, July 6th, 2009What is a word cloud? Word Clouds are visual depictions of the word content for a website: a keyword used to describe a piece of information used on a website. This description is known as a
Netspeak and Internet Slang Words
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009Have you ever walked into a room and seen your child in an IM or text conversation, typing some kind of internet shorthand to his or her friends? Kids these days often used abbreviations to hide