When Words Get Stuck in the Memory, Part II
In the spirit of the season, here’s the sequel to a barely-seen post from three years ago. It’s even longer than the original! At least it’s free. Honestly, I enjoyed […]
Category Archives: Words
Kids’ Names
I love cool names, and the thought of bestowing some on children of my own has always excited me. Considering how many steps I still need to take to become […]
Like Literally
First things first: to anyone who thinks the wrong definition of the word literally was added to the dictionary last week, all I can say is that it’s a little hypocritical […]
When Words Get Stuck in the Memory
Learning new words, discovering culture, broadening one’s horizons of experience — it’s all on a continuum. The purpose of language from the beginning of history was to interpret our observations […]
What I Read the Week of December 2
“Stop Calling Me a Troll” by Farhad Manjoo, Slate — The first two links this week are both about word usage. They take on common words that have been “defined down” […]
The Words of July 2012
Fourteen “Words of the Day” from the last month. Part 1 — Dictionary.com (Definitions and Origins. Date of First Known Use in English Taken from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, except where […]
The Words of June 2012
Fourteen “Words of the Day” from the last month. Part 1 — Dictionary.com (Definitions and Origins. Date of First Known Use in English Taken from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, except where […]
The Words of May 2012
Fourteen “Words of the Day” from the last month. Part 1 — Dictionary.com (Definitions and Origins. Date of First Known Use in English Taken from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) 5/4: Fulcrum […]
The Words of April 2012
Fourteen “Words of the Day” from the last month. Part 1 — Dictionary.com (Definitions and Origins. Date of First Known Use in English Taken from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, except where […]
The Words of March 2012
Fourteen “Words of the Day” from the last month. Part 1 — Dictionary.com (Definitions and Origins. Date of First Known Use in English Taken from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, except where […]
Geppetto's Clocks 