Category Archives: writing well
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Peeves, Persiflage, and Portmanteaux
Leave a commentJune 18, 2022 by libroshombre
“Foist,” “to introduce surreptitiously,” is a word I like, perhaps because librarians enjoy foisting books and information, albeit overtly, …
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Proofing, Generosity, and Sic
Leave a commentJanuary 16, 2022 by libroshombre
A recent online article, “The Language of Climate is Evolving From ‘Change’ to ‘Catastrophe’,” reminded me of the enormous debt …
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Deep Reading, Lizard Feet, and Tough Cookies
Leave a commentAugust 30, 2016 by libroshombre
Those immersed in the reading life know an engrossing dance of words and concepts can induced by good writing, …
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Feckless Similes and P.G. Wodehouse
Leave a commentNovember 19, 2014 by libroshombre
The origin of the word “feck” arose following mention of P.G. Wodehouse’s skilled use of back-formations in last week’s column. …
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Quintilianus, Writing and Reading Well, Wodehouse, and a few Tricolons
Leave a commentNovember 13, 2014 by libroshombre
Novelist Stephen King says this to those wanting to be writers: “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t …
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Librarian Myths, Describing Windspeeds, and Magician Spies
Leave a commentOctober 16, 2014 by libroshombre
Many popular assumptions about being a librarian couldn’t be more wrong. Take the most prevalent myth, that librarians spend their …
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Gallivanting with Montaigne and Reading Deeply
Leave a commentOctober 9, 2014 by libroshombre
“Gallivant” is my word for the week. It means “roaming about in search of pleasure, and that describes my general …
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Careful Words, Commas, and CIA Style
Leave a commentSeptember 11, 2014 by libroshombre
Buddha once said, “Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care, for people will hear them and be influenced …
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