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The Words You Should Know
Wednesday, August 26th, 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
Words of Wisdom
Friday, June 5th, 2009After going on a bit of a rant during my “good with words” discussion yesterday, let’s finish the week on a pleasant and uplifting subject. I love reading the Quotes Websites that
One Sentence and Zen Moments
Thursday, March 26th, 2009I’ve been playing around at Stumble Upon tonight, and I’ve found a couple of well-written sites I’d like to share. The first is an example of brevity being the soul of wit.
Brevity is the Soul of Wit
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009“Brevity is the soul of wit.” The quote is from Hamlet. It’s ironic, because it’s from a speech by Polonius, who is anything BUT brief. (Polonius also points out that