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WORDROBE: The words and phrases that comprise a person’s vocabulary.*

May 16, 2011

One of the purposes of this blog is to introduce new or refreshed words into your vocabulary, as well as to put them in context through some dialogue.  Frequently I make mention of “adding this word to your lexicon” and assume that you understand the word lexicon to mean the list of words that comprise [...]

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WRITEPRINT: a unique style of writing that identifies the author

April 2, 2011

Quite a while ago I read one of the blog postings on Word Spy, written by my colleague, Paul McFedries.  I actually read his blog every day, but this day, in particular, caught my attention.  The word for the day was writeprint.   He went on to explain that every writer has a writeprint, just like [...]

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EDUPUNK: An education reform movement that eschews traditional teaching tools in favor of Internet-based learning and other high-tech methods.

December 4, 2010

For those who, like myself, think home schooling is a huge departure from public education, you need to blink twice before taking on an even more radical extension of the education module:  virtual education.    My virtual friend, Paul McFedries, author of the blog, Word Spy, featured this idea in his August 8 posting under the [...]

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NOES: the plural form of the word “no”

July 20, 2010

In a recent article I read the report of someone who was making the case that the Republicans in Congress are the” Party of No!” It is a  criticism which we have heard numerous times over the past eighteen months of the Obama administration.  Clearly, it is a technique decided upon and organized by the [...]

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SOLASTALGIA: Distress or melancholy caused by a significant change to one’s local environment.

June 24, 2010

You know the situation.  You have told your children or grandchildren about the house where you grew up.  They have never seen it, and you haven’t seen it in thirty years.  So on a vacation you take a side trip and run by the old hometown and the old house.  Can’t wait to show them [...]

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