From Oxford University Press'blog comes word of a nifty little quiz for word lovers everywhere. It tests you knowledge of the "-nyms." Sure you already know synonym and antonym. But how about exonym or chironym? Those really separate the tyros from the adepts.Take the quiz here. (Check out this list at http://www.wordnik.com if you need … Continue reading Sideronym, Metonym, or Tautonym? You Decide
Author: Anders
Grammar Nerds Unite!
Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson created the Typo Eradication Advancement League (TEAL). Armed with markers, chalk, and correction fluid, they circumnavigated America, righting the glaring errors displayed in grocery stores, museums, malls, restaurants, mini-golf courses, beaches, and even a national park. Jeff and Benjamin championed the cause of clear communication, blogging about their adventures transforming … Continue reading Grammar Nerds Unite!
Companion Animals
The indispensable blog A Journey Around My Skull has posted an excellent article about literary pets. Among the animals listed are Flannery O'Connor's peacocks, Carl Sandburg's goats, and Edith Wharton's dogs (at right). William S. Burroughs, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain and T. S. Eliot, on the other hand, were all cat people. Go figure.You can … Continue reading Companion Animals
Musings from Magers and Quinn 