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WriteAtHome, the Blog: November 2007
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WriteAtHome, the Blog. A place to talk about words, writing, learning, and language, by Brian Wasko, founder of WriteAtHome.com. Thursday, November 29, 2007. Not familiar with a. You probably are, but didn't know that's what they are called. Ferdinand Feghoot is the fictional creation of sci-fi writer Reginald Bretnor (1911-1992), who published under the name Grendel Briarton. The stories involving Feghoot were always very brief and concluded with an elaborate pun. Mark Rapacioli, Editor of. This one sta...
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WriteAtHome, the Blog: September 2009
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WriteAtHome, the Blog. A place to talk about words, writing, learning, and language, by Brian Wasko, founder of WriteAtHome.com. Monday, September 14, 2009. Heteronyms are words with different meanings and pronunciations that are spelled identically. Say what? You'd think we could change up a letter or two just to avoid confusion, but no, when I say "moped" I might mean a motorized bicycle or I might mean that I felt glum and lazy yesterday. Here are some other examples. Thanks to Dani for the e-mail!
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WriteAtHome, the Blog: August 2009
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WriteAtHome, the Blog. A place to talk about words, writing, learning, and language, by Brian Wasko, founder of WriteAtHome.com. Monday, August 17, 2009. What do you call a delinquent who's no longer juvenile? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). WriteAtHome combines simple technology and real-life writing tutors into an innovative and effective writing instruction program for students in grades 6-12. Visit our. What do you call a delinquent whos no longer juve. There was an error in this gadget.
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WriteAtHome, the Blog: How Nerds Shape Language
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WriteAtHome, the Blog. A place to talk about words, writing, learning, and language, by Brian Wasko, founder of WriteAtHome.com. Sunday, August 22, 2010. How Nerds Shape Language. I'm old enough now to assume that I'm always way behind the times. I guess it takes longer for slang and cultural idioms to trickle down to forty-somethings. I apologize, therefore, to any geeky but culturally aware readers for only recently discovering the word "pwned.". Or "I totally pwned you! How Many Ways Can You Say Vomit?
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WriteAtHome, the Blog: September 2010
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WriteAtHome, the Blog. A place to talk about words, writing, learning, and language, by Brian Wasko, founder of WriteAtHome.com. Saturday, September 4, 2010. Where did the word "soccer" come from? The English rather arrogantly insist that the game be called. And all of us have probably acknowledged that the name is rather more apropos after all. Certainly it makes more sense than what we Americans call. The irony is that the English were the first to call the game. Soccer is a colloquial abbreviation of.
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WriteAtHome, the Blog: August 2008
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WriteAtHome, the Blog. A place to talk about words, writing, learning, and language, by Brian Wasko, founder of WriteAtHome.com. Monday, August 11, 2008. Words That Should Reasonably Exist. We talked about couth before- a word that was created via back-formation. I suppose it's become common enough that we must grant it the right to exist. But what about other "words" that should reasonably be formed by eliminating an apparent prefix or suffix? Questions from a previous blog include:. Is a pleased person.
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WriteAtHome, the Blog: How Many Ways Can You Say Vomit?
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WriteAtHome, the Blog. A place to talk about words, writing, learning, and language, by Brian Wasko, founder of WriteAtHome.com. Tuesday, August 24, 2010. How Many Ways Can You Say Vomit? English is a colorful language. Maybe lots of languages are equally colorful; I wouldn't know, since I only speak English. But English, for sure, is colorful. For example, how many ways can one express the idea of vomiting? Spit up (only appropriate for newborns). Shout at your shoes. Drive the big white Buick.
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WriteAtHome, the Blog: February 2011
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WriteAtHome, the Blog. A place to talk about words, writing, learning, and language, by Brian Wasko, founder of WriteAtHome.com. Tuesday, February 22, 2011. We've moved our blog (and changed our focus) to blog.writeathome.com. Come check us out over there! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). WriteAtHome combines simple technology and real-life writing tutors into an innovative and effective writing instruction program for students in grades 6-12. Visit our. There was an error in this gadget.
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WriteAtHome, the Blog: Where did the word "soccer" come from?
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WriteAtHome, the Blog. A place to talk about words, writing, learning, and language, by Brian Wasko, founder of WriteAtHome.com. Saturday, September 4, 2010. Where did the word "soccer" come from? The English rather arrogantly insist that the game be called. And all of us have probably acknowledged that the name is rather more apropos after all. Certainly it makes more sense than what we Americans call. The irony is that the English were the first to call the game. Soccer is a colloquial abbreviation of.
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WriteAtHome, the Blog: December 2008
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WriteAtHome, the Blog. A place to talk about words, writing, learning, and language, by Brian Wasko, founder of WriteAtHome.com. Monday, December 1, 2008. Have you ever listened to a world-class musician and wondered how he is able to play with such grace and precision? Do you imagine the years of study and countless hours of diligent practice that such virtuosity requires? WriteAtHome is designed with this basic philosophy in mind: Improved writing comes with both regular practice. Expert feedback. ...
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