What's the Word Now?
An award-winning writer/editor's musings on language and news
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Narrative forms, translation issues, and more
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Recently I listened to a lengthy interview by "The Skiffy and Fanty Show" of my friend and former co-worker, Sabrina Vourvoulias ...
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving!
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"What is best in life?" "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women....
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Moving Beyond the Written Word
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I've been working to learn Audacity, an audiofile editor, so here is my first podcast! Because I was recently reminded of the beauty of ...
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Monday, October 15, 2012
'Blogger'
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A new acquaintance was cut short today (the budding relationship, not the person), when I mentioned having started this blog recently. He sa...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Gatekeeping language
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No, I don't know anything about obscure jargon used by tollbooth personnel, or anything like that. (Sorry, Georgette Heyer fans.) I...
Friday, October 5, 2012
Titles that say 'skip me'
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Recently, I smirked at a headline in my local newspaper's business section: "Frosty interview may signal trouble." Is there r...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Readability
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For a lot of this post, I'll be writing mostly for myself, as reminders for future endeavors. However, I hope my thoughts may prove usef...
Friday, September 28, 2012
Ladylike?
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Recently, the word "ladylike" has come up in the news. Oxforddictionaries.com defines the word as “appropriate for or typical o...
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Salutations!
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I'm going to be using this blog to comment about words, language, writing, and news. Although my education focused on science, I've ...
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