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Words That Work

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:15:03 +0000

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

The 15 Most Overused Words of 2009

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:55:19 +0000

I’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

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:57:23 +0000

One 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

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:09:31 +0000

According 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

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:00:46 +0000

Here’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

admin — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:22:14 +0000

Dictionary 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

admin — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:56:07 +0000

I 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

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:09:55 +0000

My 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)