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MY YEAR OF NEW WORDS, part 1

\We love words. Some are short and sharp, like “cut” or “kick.” Some of are confusing, like “citation” (is it good or bad?) and “ogle” (is it AHgle or OHgle or UHgle). Some roll smiling off our tongues, like “Kalamazoo” … Continue reading

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Literary Ashland 2013

What’s new for 2013 on Literary Ashland? More interviews of course. Perhaps some book reviews if I finally join Goodreads. There will also be some follow up on the 2012 Non-word of the Day—outtakes, explanation and commentary on words, non-words … Continue reading

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Non-words for December

We made it. Here are the Non-words for December. Thanks Bobby Arellano, Brian Wagner and Leroy Fulwiler. There’s more non-word fun to come, including some non-words that didn’t make it. So stay tuned. peasle, v. to object to every new … Continue reading

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Non-words for November

Here are the Non-Words for November. One more month to go. Thanks to Becky Bartlett for cudgedit and to David Brown for the idea behind chronosomnia. hensive, adj. able to be grasped or held, metaphorically or physically. 1 Nov uningratiate, … Continue reading

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