Writing and Words

For writers and word nerds. :-)
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#Sunrise through window of #GreatReadingRoom @OU_Libraries @UofOklahoma on this beginning of 2d week of semester #OUskywatch #GalileosWorld Reading Room, Semester, Libraries, 2d, Sunrise, Greats, Windows, Mansions
#Sunrise through window of #GreatReadingRoom @OU_Libraries @UofOklahoma on this beginning of 2d week of semester #OUskywatch #GalileosWorld
John McWhorter puts down his thoughts about what he calls Black English in “Talking Back, Talking Black.” Talking Back, Ny Times, Vehicle Logos, English, Thoughts, Writing, Words, Black
A Linguist Offers a Brief Immersion in Black English (Published 2017)
John McWhorter puts down his thoughts about what he calls Black English in “Talking Back, Talking Black.”
article-image The Real World, Cn Tower, How To Look Pretty, Science Fiction, Sci Fi, Building, Landmarks, Travel, Fantasy
The Real-World Locations of 14 Sci-Fi Dystopias
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By Shelley Wright As an English teacher, I’ve had numerous conversations with college professors who lament the writing skills of their first year students. Expository Writing, Persuasive Writing, Argumentative Essay, First Year Student, Student Work, Writing A Thesis Statement, Connected Learning, College Writing
Blogging is the New Persuasive Essay | KQED
By Shelley Wright As an English teacher, I’ve had numerous conversations with college professors who lament the writing skills of their first year students.
From Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to The Time Machine, data art meets literature. Constellation Map, Constellations, Classic Literature, Classic Books, Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, Data Visualization Design, Human Geography, Science Articles, The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz
Literary Constellations: Astronomy-Inspired Visualizations of the Opening Sentences of Beloved Books
From Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to The Time Machine, data art meets literature.
Just for fun, some GIF animations of images from books and manuscripts at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts.  All of the GIFs … Quilt Patterns, Knitting Patterns, Crochet Patterns, Sewing Projects, Projects To Try, Art Projects, Crochet Projects, Free Pattern, Homemade
Book Animations
Just for fun, some GIF animations of images from books and manuscripts at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts. All of the GIFs …
Write to communicate. Writing Characters, Third Way, Howdy, The One, How To Introduce Yourself, Novels, Lines
3 Ways To Introduce Your Characters In The First Few Lines
Write to communicate.
I gave a talk about how people lengthen words on Twitter at #LSA2017, co-authored with Jeffrey Lamontagne - you can check out our slides at bit.ly/longggg. Annual Meeting, Phonology, Lengthen, Jeffrey, Slides, Society, Author
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I gave a talk about how people lengthen words on Twitter at #LSA2017, co-authored with Jeffrey Lamontagne - you can check out our slides at bit.ly/longggg.
5 Basic Proofreading Habits for a More Productive 2017 Teaching Ela, Teaching English, Learn English, Small Business Social Media, Business Writing, Writing Resources, Ela Writing, Grammatical Error
5 Basic Proofreading Habits for a More Productive Year
5 Basic Proofreading Habits for a More Productive 2017
To match the volume of writing Asimov produced in his lifetime, you would have to write a full-length novel every two weeks for 25 years. Isaac Asimov, Carl Sagan, George Orwell, Writing A Book, Writing Advice, Portal Do Professor, National Aeronautics And Space Administration, Steven Pressfield
Isaac Asimov wrote almost 500 books in his lifetime—these are the six ways he did it
To match the volume of writing Asimov produced in his lifetime, you would have to write a full-length novel every two weeks for 25 years.
To match the volume of writing Asimov produced in his lifetime, you would have to write a full-length novel every two weeks for 25 years.
Isaac Asimov wrote almost 500 books in his lifetime—these are the six ways he did it
To match the volume of writing Asimov produced in his lifetime, you would have to write a full-length novel every two weeks for 25 years.
John McWhorter essay: Thick Wayward Daughters, Code Switching, American English, You Sound, Editorial Illustration, Black Kids, Black People, Tongue
Thick of Tongue
John McWhorter essay: Thick
allthingslinguistic: “ The difference between epistemic & deontic, necessity & possibility, in an overlapping diagram This is a handy reference diagram I made way back in grad school for remembering the difference between epistemic necessity, deontic... Grad School, Foreign Languages, Beliefs, Podcasts, Remember, Learning
All Things Linguistic
allthingslinguistic: “ The difference between epistemic & deontic, necessity & possibility, in an overlapping diagram This is a handy reference diagram I made way back in grad school for remembering the difference between epistemic necessity, deontic...
Thin slicing  We all thin slice. No, I’m not referring to your culinary skills. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink, thin slicing is defined as our unconscious ability ‘to find patterns in situations... Novel Writing, Writing Help, Feel Good Books, Sensory Details, Man Parts, Writers Write
3 Ways To Introduce Your Characters In The First Few Lines
Thin slicing We all thin slice. No, I’m not referring to your culinary skills. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink, thin slicing is defined as our unconscious ability ‘to find patterns in situations...
Thin slicing  We all thin slice. No, I’m not referring to your culinary skills. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink, thin slicing is defined as our unconscious ability ‘to find patterns in situations...
3 Ways To Introduce Your Characters In The First Few Lines
Thin slicing We all thin slice. No, I’m not referring to your culinary skills. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink, thin slicing is defined as our unconscious ability ‘to find patterns in situations...
Writing Each Day, 10 Reasons, Life Hacks, Things To Do, English Teachers, Ponder
10 Reasons You Should Write Something Each Day - LifeHack
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Hanuman wooden vahana for festival images during processions at KoodalAzhagar Temple Madurai #OU4993 Festival Image, Madurai, Saved Pages, Hanuman, Temple, Content, Wooden
Inoreader - The content reader for power users who want to save time.
Hanuman wooden vahana for festival images during processions at KoodalAzhagar Temple Madurai #OU4993
Min Hyoung Song reviews Amitav Ghosh’s “The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable.” Free Books, Good Books, Books To Read, Gandhi, Destiny, Sea Of Poppies, Roman, The Great, Libros
Strange Weather: Fiction and Climate Change | Los Angeles Review of Books
Min Hyoung Song reviews Amitav Ghosh’s “The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable.”
How filmmakers push your eyes around the screen at will | Aeon Essays Water Company, Bottled Water, Soft Drinks, Argument, Documentary, Filmmaking, Essay, Teachers
How filmmakers push your eyes around the screen at will | Aeon Essays
How filmmakers push your eyes around the screen at will | Aeon Essays
How filmmakers push your eyes around the screen at will | Aeon Essays
How filmmakers push your eyes around the screen at will | Aeon Essays
How filmmakers push your eyes around the screen at will | Aeon Essays
I thought my eyesight was beginning to go. It turns out, I’m suffering from design. Adult Learning, Online Learning, Fantasy Magic, Coloring Placemats, Postnatal Workout, Learning Courses, Postpartum Care, Printable Greeting Cards, Disease Prevention
How the Web Became Unreadable | Backchannel
I thought my eyesight was beginning to go. It turns out, I’m suffering from design.
yourstorymatters Writing Process, Writing Tools, Teacher Help, Teacher Resources, Teaching Writing, Student Writing, National Novel Writing Month
“Young Writers Program” Looks Like An Excellent Online Site To Assist Student Writing
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Cinema and Life Interpenetrated: A Conversation with Anand Pandian (Part One) Participatory Culture, Make Em Laugh, Media Studies, Media Literacy, Thing 1, Lectures, Syllabus, Social Media
Cinema and Life Interpenetrated: A Conversation with Anand Pandian (Part One) — Pop Junctions
Cinema and Life Interpenetrated: A Conversation with Anand Pandian (Part One)
Famous first lines rewritten for today - Pride and Prejudice Book Worth Reading, Library Humor, Studying Memes, Old Book Crafts, Tea And Books
First lines from famous novels rewritten to catch attention today (pictures)
Famous first lines rewritten for today - Pride and Prejudice
A bibliophile caring for his extensive collection, painted by Carl Spitzweg in 1850. Carl Spitzweg, Library Reference, Library Of Alexandria, Caspar David Friedrich, Beautiful Library, Book Nooks, Renoir, Bibliophile, Oeuvre D'art
Bibliomania, the Dark Desire For Books That Infected Europe in the 1800s
A bibliophile caring for his extensive collection, painted by Carl Spitzweg in 1850.
Dyslexia and dyslexics are often kept in the shadows. Learning Issues, Learning Differences, Learning Difficulties, Dyscalculia, Dyslexics, Slps, Speech Language Therapy, Speech And Language, Dyslexia Resources
Dyslexia: The Learning Disability That Must Not Be Named
Dyslexia and dyslexics are often kept in the shadows.