November 2010
14 posts
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“Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in...”
– Virginia Woolf (via liquidnight)
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“Maybe the best thing to do with favorite books is to leave them be: to achieve...”
– Nick Hornby (via wordpainting)
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divagate
wordjournal:
verb • /dīˈvə-gātˌ, dĭvˈə-/ • to wander about; stray; ramble; digress.
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“The books had been buried, so I hid this time behind a group of trees, I...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
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Write This: Click vs. Clique
This is a quick one. Ready?
“Click” is a sound.
“Clique” is a group.
Write that down.
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perichareia
wordjournal:
noun • excessive and violent rejoicing.
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“Victor Hugo would write naked and tell his valet to hide his clothes so that...”
– What we can learn from procrastination : The New Yorker (via Instapaper)
“poetry is written with tears, fiction with blood, and history with invisible...”
– carlos ruiz zafon via the angel’s game. (via sugarcoatedenterprises)
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What NOT to Read.
dearcoketalk:
“On the relationships section.”
Lately I’ve been trying to form a cohesive opinion on a topic and I could use your help. During my twenties I read a few dozen relationship advice books. Many of these books advise women to wait a specific amount of time before having sex because 1. Women get emotionally attached too quickly and 2. Men will not respect you if you have...
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Write This: Could Vs. Couldn't, Where Caring is...
“I could care less.”
It physically pained me to even write that just now. And don’t even get me started on the sound of it *shudder*…
Here’s the thing, y’all. If you’re using “could” in this expression, I assure you, you should be using “couldn’t”. Seriously. I wouldn’t screw with you on something like this.
See, if...
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Plosive
adj. Of, relating to, or being a speech sound produced by complete closure of the oral passage and subsequent release accompanied by a burst of air, as in the sound (p) in pit or (d) in dog.n. A plosive speech sound.
August 2010
2 posts
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Résumé by Dorothy Parker
libraryland:
Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren’t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live.
July 2010
5 posts
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“edition/additon - Johnny Gill was a fatal addition to New Edition.”
– FakeAPStylebook
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grimoire →
wordjournal:
noun • /ɡrɪmˈwɑr/ • a textbook of magic
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“loath, loathe, lathe - She is loath to stay with him. He loathes her. She used...”
– FakeAPStylebook
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Write This: Capitalization
To capitalize, or not to capitalize. That is the question. Luckily, I am here with the answers.
First up we have the obvious ones that you no doubt already know:
The first word of a sentence
The first word of a quoted sentence
Proper nouns
Titles, when they appear with the person’s name (not as a description)
A title, pet name or nickname when used in lieu of the person’s name
...
June 2010
14 posts
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capernoited
wordjournal:
adjective • slightly intoxicated or tipsy.
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“Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right...”
– Tom Stoppard (via libraryland)
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“Don’t mock illiterates; you don’t want to get letters from...”
– FakeAPStylebook
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apodyopsis
wordjournal:
noun • the act of mentally undressing someone.
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“coffer - 1. An archaic term for a depository for campaign funds. 2. The mascot...”
– FakeAPStylebook
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“Life is, as I’ve said since I was 10, awfully interesting—if anything, quicker,...”
– Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), Diary, 1926. (via ontheborderland) (via libraryland)
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“The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.”
– Walt Whitman (via libraryland)
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“When writing about Heidi Montag, please don’t.”
– FakeAPStylebook
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Duelly Noted
To make note of something whilst simultaneously engaging in a duel of some sort.
Example:
Obi-Wan: If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine. Darth: Duelly noted.
Urban Dictionary
May 2010
27 posts
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Write This: Passed vs. Past
Passed and Past can be awfully tricky, particularly because, unlike most other commonly confused words, they are forms of the same root. So, how do we tell them apart? Excellent question.
Step 1. Define both forms of “pass”
Passed:
(v.) moved through, ahead, by or past. To be communicated. To cease to exist. Happened. Weathered or achieved. Surpassed or went beyond. Went by without...
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“If only I could believe in work. I hate work. Creation is not work—it’s play.”
– Henry Miller, letter to Anaïs Nin, 1942 (via readingiscrazy) (via libraryland)
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“The technical name for the @ symbol is “fried egg.”
– FakeAPStylebook
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Apiary
Noun
a place where bees are kept, a bee yard
a collection of hives or colonies of bees kept for their honey
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“Only spell ketchup “catsup” if you wish to be murdered.”
– FakeAPStylebook
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Ursine
adjective
Of or relating to bears
Having the appearance or characteristics of a bear
Covered in stiff bristles
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Write This: Bare vs. Bear
Bears are bare because they bear no pants. Also, it’s not really smart to arm an arm-baring bear. I mean, he doesn’t have a shirt—I doubt he has a concealed weapons permit.
The confusing thing about bare and bear isn’t really bare and bear—bear and bear is where the trouble starts. Am I right? Let’s break this down:
Bare: (adj.) naked, stark, unconcealed, unadorned...
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“Controversial comic strips should run in the editorial pages, where readers know...”
– FakeAPStylebook
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malapert
wordjournal:
adjective • /mălˈə-pûrtˌ/ • impudently bold in speech or manner; saucy.
noun • an impudent, saucy person.
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“PSA: People who spell tonight - gh + e should probably just go ahead and die.”
– justenluke
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“Do not be afraid to use exclamation points in your writing. They can sense fear.”
– FakeAPStylebook
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Petrichor →
furioussoundsignifyingnothing:
readmorewikipedia:
Petrichor is the name of the scent of rain on dry earth.