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What’s a Snollygoster? Even lexicographers are wrong sometimes

10 years ago

This is an amusing little story about how politics affects the English language. An obscure word that politicians and pundit…

Small Changes in Teaching: The Last 5 Minutes of Class

10 years ago

I just ordered the book Lang mentions in this article. In my experience — having observed many dozens of college courses…

Photos inspired by Wuthering Heights

10 years ago

A photographer blogged about taking photos inspired by Wuthering Heights. Note please the dark clouds and the wall of rain…

My 13yo and 18yo enthralled by WarGames.

10 years ago

Wife likes movies. Son likes military thrillers. Daughter obsessed with 80s. Time to show them WarGames (1983).

Police raid best-selling Turkish newspaper hours after government takes it over

10 years ago

Turkish authorities seized control of the media company that owns the country's best-selling Zaman newspaper, a one-time supporter of President…

Using “Strive” as a Noun

10 years ago

Obviously I know what my students mean when they use "strive" as a noun, in phrases like "the strive for…

Annoyed and Bored by Lazy Anachronisms in The Great Gatsby Movie

10 years ago

I just watched the recent Great Gatsby movie. I didn't care for the use of modern hip-hop music, though I…

Rubric for the Rubric Concerning Students’ Core Educational Competency In Reading Things In Books and Writing About Them.

10 years ago

Sadly, this only barely counts as satire. The Core Educational Competency In Reading Things In Books and Writing About Them…