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RSSWord of the Day: Inure
Inure means to harden or to accustom to some kind of hardship. For example, one could inure to cold or hunger.
Quoting Copyrighted Work
One of the most common questions writers have is, how much of someone else’s work can you quote without securing reprint permission?
Catfights and Dogfights
Without pausing to ponder your answer, what comes to mind when you hear the word “catfight”?
Word of the Day: Folksonomy
Folksonomy is a neologism formed with the words folk and taxonomy. It is the classification of online content based on user-generated tags.
Critical Analysis of Your Own Writing
So you think you have something to say? How do you get past the stymieing effect of self-analysis? Is this good enough? Will your target audience be provoked to the point of discomfort? Are you “okay with that?”
The Demise of De Luxe
It seems strange to hear “luxe” without the “de.”
Word of the Day: Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of classification. It can also mean a systematic approach to arrange or classify a group of objects.
Expletives
Did you know, however, that there’s another kind of indefinite pronoun called an expletive?