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
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Words That Work
Monday, July 27th, 2009The 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
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.
English Language and One Million Words
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009According to linguistic expert Paul J.J. Payack and this 1,000,000 word story by CNN.com, the English language added its 1,000,000,000th word at 5:22 a.m. on Wednesday 10, 2009. Paul J.J. Payack is
Glitter Words
Monday, June 22nd, 2009Here’s a question for the ages I was asked from a reader: What Are “Glitter Words” and “Myspace Words”? MySpace Words and “Glitter Words” are used as
Related Words
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Dictionary entries often have a “related words” section. For example, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary lists a word, then its definition or definitions, then its synonyms and finally its
Spelling Words
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009I may sound like I’m hopelessly old school when I write this particular blog entry, but it does seem like the English speaking world is losing the ability to spell words. Spelling words
Definition of Coterie – Dictionary Coterie
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009My word of the week is “coterie”. I’m going to post my definition of “coterie” here along with some thoughts about why I like the word so well. Coterie – (noun)