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Title Author Type Date Words
A million English words and it security what's the connection. Macleod, Calum Aug 1, 2009 1435
May I have a word with you? Cooper, Martin M. Dec 22, 2008 910
Say what? Leche, Paul Jun 1, 2007 424
The language of advertising ... Mitchell; Richardson Brief article May 1, 2007 48
That's amore! Eckler, A. Ross Brief article Feb 1, 2007 165
Word deprivation. Brief article Jan 1, 2007 40
Say what? Leche, Paul Dec 1, 2006 387
Word networks on Wordlock[TM]. Eckler, A. Ross Nov 1, 2006 1002
The maddening road toward meaning: questioning the word-concept that is education. Shudak, Nicholas J. Viewpoint essay Sep 22, 2006 2138
Slips that pass in the night ... Swift, Paul Sep 8, 2006 328
Gathering--and sharing--some words to write by: getting the right words in the right order. Horowitz, Rick Mar 22, 2006 1051
Machines don't have issues--only people do. Allen, John Jan 1, 2006 1611
Crazy Talk, Stupid Talk--redux. Levinson, Martin H. Critical essay Jan 1, 2006 3434
Refugee, evacuee, or something else? Fuhlhage, Michael J. Jan 1, 2006 894
On chatter. William, Henry Column Dec 22, 2005 1269
Dude, Katie! Your dress is so cute: why dude became an exclamation. Siegel, Muffy Dec 22, 2005 3010
Die hierargiese ontwikkeling en grammatiese kenmerke van die Noord-Sotho werkwoordstam -ba. Pretorius, W.J. Nov 1, 2005 4609
The language of the Neocons. Richardson; Mitchell Brief Article Oct 1, 2005 57
Conan the Grammarian. Lederer, Richard Sep 22, 2005 1467
Language felonies. Cherjovsky, Natalia Sep 22, 2005 1028
See if you can correct the errors: to pound on the podium, remember, the pounder must be prone, that is, lying on one's belly. It is difficult to appear resolute and firm while throwing a tantrum. Wood, Alden Sep 1, 2005 561
What's your favorite thing about nighttime? Brief Article Aug 1, 2005 230
Affiant Saith further nought. Abate, Frank Jun 22, 2005 1511
Bats and bats. Jun 1, 2005 35
Not for sale. Jun 1, 2005 34
Cringe binge: more media bloopers and ephemera. Hauptman, Don May 1, 2005 629
Kickshaws. Morice, Dave May 1, 2005 6364
A foul ghoul soul loves good blood food. Lederer, Richard; McKenty, Bob; Gregory, Alexian May 1, 2005 1054
Smynonyms or definitive palindromes. Anil May 1, 2005 1525
Vowel swap transposals. Thorpe, Susan May 1, 2005 2009
Colloquy. May 1, 2005 1636
As the word turns: brief lives, brief loves. Baldwin, Barry Mar 22, 2005 636
The adventures of word man. Hauptman, Don Feb 1, 2005 836
More balanced word pairs. Gooch, Rex Feb 1, 2005 581
Colloquy. Feb 1, 2005 1118
A quantitative approach to interestingness. Gooch, Rex Feb 1, 2005 951
A qualitative approach to interestingness. Morice, Dave Feb 1, 2005 577
Word groups. Norton, Simon Feb 1, 2005 1378
Word weaves. Kahan, Steven Feb 1, 2005 323
Vocabulary acrobatics. Starkey, Walt Dec 22, 2004 885
Horribile dictu. Coward, Mat Dec 22, 2004 692
Fair and balanced decision. Editorial Sep 1, 2003 142
Closing the loop: Maggie Black lets the 'waste' word slip out, a cardinal sin at an international conference on ecological sanitation. But witnessing how muck is put to good use proves her redemption. (Water: Sanitation). Black, Maggie Mar 1, 2003 1453
(W)holesome fun. Mcmanus, Christopher Feb 1, 2003 814
You can lead your hound to Heska, but will he rinse? Wood, Alden Column Aug 1, 1998 847
The 'curly blond-haired boy' now has a 'thick head of gray hair.' (proper word usage) Wood, Alden Jun 1, 1997 842

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