1. Hifalutin Dogberries and Abstract Nouns.

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    April 24, 2014 by libroshombre

    There’s a lot to be said for reading The Economist. Besides in-depth, authoritative reporting, its writers and editors employ richer …
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  2. Baron von Munchausen, Yip Harburg, and La Cava’s Bibliomotorcarro

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    April 17, 2014 by libroshombre

    Lone Star Ball is my favorite baseball blog, not only because it links to all the latest events surrounding the …
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  3. Grammar Jokes, German Genders, and Frank Lloyd Wright

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    April 10, 2014 by libroshombre

    Successful jokes depend greatly upon their recipients. Some listeners recoil at puns while others revel in them. Dante must have …
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  4. Walpole’s Serendipity, Chaucer’s Murder, and Lifelong Learning

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    April 3, 2014 by libroshombre

    One of our culture’s great sources of serendipity, Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase & Fable,” defines “serendipity “ as “a happy …
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  5. Demonyms, Dialects, and the Letter K

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    March 27, 2014 by libroshombre

    Hillbillies were mentioned in my last column as being synonymous with hicks, rednecks, and Hoosiers, which is “the official demonym …
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  6. Commonplace Books, Hoosiers, and 11,000 Public Librarians

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    March 20, 2014 by libroshombre

    A recent trip to Indianapolis to attend the Public Library Association conference led to copious entries in the small, plain …
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  7. Gutenberg, Fust, and Rare Book Libraries

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    March 13, 2014 by libroshombre

    Old Johann Fust was something. He underwrote Gutenberg’s printshop with two loans in 1450 and 1452 totaling 1,600 guilders. Three …
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  8. Baseball, Personal MBAs, and the Eagles of Dutch Harbor

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    March 6, 2014 by libroshombre

    It’s snowing in Fairbanks, but springtime for professional baseball teams, including my beloved Texas Rangers. Though never much of a …
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  9. Proofreading, E-book Typos, and Project Gutenberg

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    February 27, 2014 by libroshombre

    “Self-editing is the path to the dark side,” warns writer Eric Benoit. “Self-editing leads to self-delusion, self-delusion leads to missed …
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  10. Loving Countries and Re-wiring the Brain with Books

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    February 20, 2014 by libroshombre

    If the Gallup pollsters survey of the world’s “most loved countries” is to be believed, it’s time to move to …
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