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Marking Punctuation Day: Pause and ReflectWhat better way to mark the approach of National Punctuation Day on September 24 than to reflect on the origins of those "friendly spirits" (in Theodor Adorno's words) whose "bodiless presence nourishes the body of language." Breathing Room The beginnings of pun... |
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If You Want to Write . . .Just write. Just write. Just write. Finally, there is no perfection. If you want to write, you have to cut through and write. There is no perfect atmosphere, notebook, pen, or desk, so train yourself to be flexible. Try writing under different circumstances and in different places. Try tra... |
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Language PeevesOver the past two years, readers around the world have contributed in earnest to our groaning collection of annoying words and expressions. Recent additions include "groaning" (for "growing"), "so fun," "you guys," "going forward," "pre-order... |
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Words Worth BorrowingAccording to Harold Rheingold, "Finding a name for something is a way of conjuring its existence." It's a way of "making it possible for people to see a pattern where they didn't see anything before." Twenty years ago, Rheingold set out to illustrate this point (a version o... |
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at a MetaphorMetaphors aren't merely the candy sprinkles on the doughnut of language, not just pretty ornaments on the conifers of poetry and prose. Metaphors are ways of thinking--and also ways of shaping the thoughts of others. All of us, every day, speak and write and think in metaphors. In fact, it's... |
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Real Essays for Real ReadersAldous Huxley described the essay as "a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything." As far as definitions of the genre go, Huxley's is no more or less exact than Francis Bacon's "dispersed meditations," Samuel Johnson's "loose sally of the mind... |
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