Word Usage
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2011 Word of the Year
In 2010, we were treated to a interesting new word courtesy of…
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Lake Superior State University’s 2012 List of Banished Words
Around this time last year, we took a look at the annual…
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To OMG or to LOL?
Dear FWJ Friends, Have you heard about the latest updates to the…
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If I Lay Here…
There is a plethora of confusing word pairs in English, and even…
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Lake Superior State University’s Lists of Banished Words and Phrases
We all have our pet peeves, and for writers, this is especially…
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Refudiate: 2010 Word of the Year
Sarah Palin may not have succeeded in her quest to become the…
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Beggars Can’t Be Choosers
Don’t you just love it when you learn something new unexpectedly? I…
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Are You Ingenuous or Ingenious?
When I was teaching ESL, lessons on confusing word pairs were inevitable. …