Browsing Month November, 2007
My What????
You know, I may already be regretting this Gallery of Regrettable Punctuation thing. I mean, I headed off to the desert yesterday to celebrate Thanksgiving, but I couldn’t help stopping to take a photo of this sign, which is somewhere between Ramona and Palm Desert.
The Gallery of Regrettable Punctuation
I’ve always gotten a chuckle out of James Lileks’ “Gallery of Regrettable Food.” I mean, you have to love the commentary on the abominations you’ll find in things like the Cookin’ with Dr. Pepper cookbook. Inspired by this gallery, then, I hereby present The Official “A Way with Words” Gallery of Regrettable Punctuation, and invite more…
What’s Your Choice for Word of the Year?
Grant and I did some yakking live this week on KPBS’s “These Days” radio show about candidates for “Word of the Year.” We discussed possibilities like “grass station” and “toe tapper.” Although I’m holding out for “lecondel” and “facebook” used as a transitive verb. What’s YOUR nomination for the word or phrase of the year? more…
Biggest. Diary. Ever.
I’ve been remiss in lamenting the death last month of Robert Shields, the protestant minister born in Seymour, Indiana, who left behind a diary of his life consisting of some 37.5 million words, a possible world record. Holy cow! Although I do have to wonder how many emails I’ve sent in the last 16 years. more…
T-Minus 9 Days to the New AWWW!
We at “A Way with Words” are sooooo excited! The premiere of the brand-new season of “A Way with Words” — and yes, podcasters, we’re talking all-new, hour-long episodes — starts Saturday, Nov. 24! Check out the new “A Way with Words” site, where you can meet fellow word lovers in our discussion forum and more…
