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The Words You Should Know

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:58:21 +0000

1200 Essential Words Every Educated Person Should Be Able to Use and Define The Words You Should Know: 1200 Essential Words Every Educated Person Should Be Able to Use and Define is a book by David

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

Words of Wisdom

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:04:35 +0000

After 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

admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:32:39 +0000

I’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

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:08:45 +0000

“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