Word Heroes

Feb 19, 2011

As most of you will probably realise by now, I like words. Not exactly a news flash. But unlike some writers, I’m not one of...

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Bias? Really?

Oct 18, 2009

I was clicking through some news links a friend on Twitter sent me a couple of days back, and I came upon a headline that read:...

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Running Unopposed

Oct 15, 2009

The existence of words with negative prefixes and no positive opposites bothers me.  For example you can be inscrutable, but not...

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Call Me Brainsick, But Should ...

Feb 6, 2009

I’m a wordie.  I confess.  I often indulge in words no one else uses any more.  I even play favourites. So when I came across...

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Quick Tip #4: Sometimes Spelli...

Sep 24, 2007

In general, unless you’re a schoolteacher (and at the moment in the process of executing that job), I find it pretty rude to...

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