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May 26, 2009 11:31 PM EDT (featured date: June 17, 2009) — Money and gold are insufficient   It's significance known by few However belief would soar if only others knew Those who know keep intentions concealed using it to make their deals . . . more
May 01, 2009 01:03 PM EDT (featured date: June 17, 2009) — Have you ever agreed to review a book and hoped it was good?   Well, Murray Suid sent me his book and I am happy to report that I really did like it.   Although I love words, I'm not . . . more
March 19, 2009 06:19 PM EDT (featured date: June 17, 2009) — I was reading some posts over at Twitter and I ran across one that used the word 'Kerfuffle ".  From the context I knew that it meant something like mess or trouble. Dictionary.com defines . . . more
March 08, 2009 12:32 AM EST (featured date: June 17, 2009) —   You’re anxiously awaiting the response to a manuscript you dutifully submitted for critique, competition, or publication. You’ve labored extensively on meticulously selecting the most incisively . . . more
March 12, 2009 04:10 PM EDT (featured date: June 17, 2009) —   In the last post we examined how adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. And I asked if there were any one adverb capable of doing all three. The answer was in my hint: there’s . . . more
February 28, 2009 10:53 AM EST (featured date: June 17, 2009) —   On Wednesday evening, I attended a reading for Elissa Elliott's new book, Eve: A Novel of the First Woman at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis . As with many author readings, . . . more
January 15, 2009 08:53 AM EST (featured date: June 17, 2009) —   This came this morning in the mail from my friend Mike from La Mesa. I agree with him that such witty examples of the subtle insult must be shared. Who Said That?   . . . more
December 07, 2008 06:26 PM EST (featured date: June 17, 2009) — A couple decades ago, I came across a book called  Polyglot in the Montrose, Colorado library, and I have ever since amused myself with the way languages fit together.  The dictionary defines . . . more
November 03, 2008 10:04 PM EST (featured date: June 17, 2009) — Just playing.  Feel free to add your own.  Making English the official language of the United States President Bush - it's about time we made English the official language of the . . . more
September 16, 2008 12:49 PM EDT (featured date: November 22, 2008) — When people are obsessed with a topic, they're often like the proverbial man with a hammer who sees nails everywhere: they project this topic into everything that provides an even remotely suitable . . . more
September 08, 2008 04:18 PM EDT (featured date: September 09, 2008) — Consider a long sequence of randomly chosen words, punctuated by periods, exclamation points, and question marks. Then consider a poem, a play, or a conversation between two lovers. What's the . . . more
June 23, 2008 04:54 PM EDT (featured date: June 23, 2008) — In the last post I offered you a challenge: to type the word 'til in MS Word . . . with a properly curving apostrophe. If you tried it, you probably typed 'til (note the mark is actually . . . more
April 25, 2008 10:59 AM EDT (featured date: April 30, 2008) —   SCHOOL As children, some of us may have found school so tedious that we needed an occasional break just to relieve the boredom.   From the point of view of etymology, however, school . . . more
March 26, 2008 10:24 PM EDT (featured date: April 10, 2008) — We are looking for a new day care for my 15-month old daughter Kyleigh. Two of the day care centers that we are considering include foreign language in their curriculum. One day care teaches Spanish, and . . . more
March 22, 2008 07:17 AM EDT (featured date: March 23, 2008) — I've collected some great writing advice over the past years. Some has worked, and some hasn't. Recently, however, the list of "forbidden" words has grown through advice from fellow . . . more
March 11, 2008 09:29 AM EDT (featured date: March 11, 2008) — I was seven when I wrote my first short story. It was a thinly-veiled roman à clef about a little girl named Gracie Andrews who gets sick and has to go to the hospital. The stupid rules say parents . . . more
February 23, 2008 08:34 PM EST (featured date: February 26, 2008) — For those who read my previous article about writing in Shakespeareanese , here are the results from my school students who were asked to write a compliment to their partner in iambic pentameter. I give . . . more
February 05, 2008 09:58 PM EST (featured date: February 15, 2008) — Hey kids! If you'll bear with me to the end of this long-winded article, you will be able to write your own SHAKESPEAREAN COMPLIMENT just in time for Valentine's Day! No kidding . . . more
February 15, 2008 10:15 AM EST (featured date: February 15, 2008) —   Key The word key, "small island," as found in the names of such places as Key West and the Florida Keys, is also sometimes spelled cay.   Cay, however, is still almost . . . more
February 11, 2008 12:15 AM EST (featured date: February 15, 2008) — shooler noun According to the Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (pub. 1811), a shooler is someone who likes to go skulking about; a freeloader. Usage: "Browsing around . . . more
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Words and Language
Owner: Ron Hall
Location: St Paul, MN
Created: Mar 04, 2006
A place to post about linguistics, turns of phrase, or single words. If you write in dialect, please post that article to this group. Whether you struggle with English or sailed through every language class you ever took, words and language are fascinating.
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