"[T]hey're in charge of the United States Senate"Sarah Palin and "they"#politics#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 22, 2008"[T]hey're in charge of the United States Senate"
Happy birthday, Noah WebsterYale celebrates an alum#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 16, 2008Happy birthday, Noah Webster
Joe the plumberA new cliché in American politics#politics#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 16, 2008Joe the plumber
Exuviation in progressWords disappearing from a dictionary#dictionary#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 7, 2008Exuviation in progress
John, alsoThe most frequently used words in the vice-presidential debate#politics#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 4, 2008John, also
Three questionsBailout? Investment? The question shapes the answer.#language#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Sep 26, 2008Three questions
Domestic comedyIs it a dearth, or a plethora?#life#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Sep 22, 2008Domestic comedy
I am nonplussedWhat does "nonplussed" mean anyway?#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jul 31, 2008I am nonplussed
Minimus, minimiNames for the smallest fingers and toes#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jul 14, 2008Minimus, minimi
I.e., SundayAnother way to say "Sunday": circumlocution#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jul 14, 2008I.e., Sunday
Old house, new concept"Open concept kitchen/dining/living area"#houses#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jun 25, 2008Old house, new concept
What a mystery looks like"Salted seersucker," an Asian market mystery solved#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jun 24, 2008What a mystery looks like
WordleOnline tool to make a word cloud from text or del.icio.us tags#design#tags#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jun 23, 2008Wordle
Cereals in the hands of an angry blogNo. 21: analysis of sloppy Post cereal box design and copywriting#advertising#design#howtoimprove#misspelling#spelling#typography#words#writing·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jun 22, 2008Cereals in the hands of an angry blog
GuerdonThe winning word from the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Hart Crane's The Bridge#words#poetry·mleddy.blogspot.com·May 31, 2008Guerdon
OvenessInvented word, from Google character-recognition letters#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·May 29, 2008Oveness
How to improve writing (no. 20 in a series)Avoid the odd and opaque word when it doesn't fit the context#howtoimprove#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·May 13, 2008How to improve writing (no. 20 in a series)
"Working, hard-working Americans"The language of race in the Clinton campaign#culture#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·May 8, 2008"Working, hard-working Americans"
How to improve writing (no. 19 in a series)Pita bread, not pizza bread#howtoimprove#words#writing·mleddy.blogspot.com·Apr 28, 2008How to improve writing (no. 19 in a series)
Going on breakIt was always "go on," never "take a." Remembering life in discount department stores.#words#work·mleddy.blogspot.com·Apr 4, 2008Going on break
Confusing metaphor of the dayThe glass ceiling#metaphor#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Mar 27, 2008Confusing metaphor of the day
James Carville's metaphorsJust words, right?#metaphor#politics#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Mar 25, 2008James Carville's metaphors
Strained political metaphors of the dayCarpetbagging beaver! Drunken horse! Tired as dogs! From Erica Jong : We have two great candidates — one a hard working, never give up eager...#metaphor#politics#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Mar 24, 2008Strained political metaphors of the day
