Category Archives: Ideas and Opinions

nanoNaNoWrMo

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Ed Battistella

It’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWrMo), where people try to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. I’m not participating because (a) I’m not a novelist, (b) I have a day job, and (c) I’ve got a bunch of … Continue reading →

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Non-Word for October

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Here you go…the non-words for October, with thanks to Robert Arellano, Jeremy Speer and Terry Rivas. hoardery, n. a large space (room, garage, basement, storage unit) where one stores presumed collectibles. 1 Oct domify, v. to build houses, with the … Continue reading →

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What does “clean” mean?

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Over the summer, my wife and I visited Don Aslett’s Museum of Clean in Pocatello, Idaho. It’s a six-floor 75,000 square foot museum devoted to the art of cleaning. The Museum is the brainchild of Don Aslett, the founder and … Continue reading →

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Non-words for September

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Here are September’s Non-Words, with thanks to Mary Williams, Heidi Dalgarno, Robert Arellano, the late Wilkins-O’Reilly Zinn, and William della Santina. There are a couple of bonus words in the definitions too, like spoonerize and illiteral. (Illiterally should mean not … Continue reading →

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