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I’m not doing a very good job at posting regularly on this blog, am I ? Ah well. At least I did a lot of fun, light reading this month! Books I read (and finished reading) in September: – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling. Classic. Love love love. – …
This word is fantastic for a rhetoric blog. From the Canadian OED: Or • tho • epy noun The scientific study of the correct pronunciation of words. See also orthoepic (adjective) and orthoepist (noun), from the Greek orthoepeia, meaning correct speech.
Here are the books I read in August: – The Continuity Girl by Leah McLaren. I read this book before and I really enjoyed it. But when I read it this time, I was very disappointed. It wasn’t nearly as good as I remembered it. – Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding. Such a classic. …
Books that I both began and finished reading in July 2011: – Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. Ah Shopaholic! I’ve read these books dozens of times but hadn’t read them in a while. Still haven’t seen the movie, but it looks like crap, so I’m not planning on that (and that’s saying a …
I read this book in less than a week. And for a week I kept asking myself the same question, over and over: Why do people love this book so much? I’ll do my best to refrain from using profanity on the blog, but this book is going to give me *@$%ing nightmares. The content …
One of the women I work with recently sent out a few articles, and now I’m completely hooked on Ragan.com. Here are some neat tips you might find useful for your own writing: – 5 ways to write an e-newsletter people will read – Keep yourself covered with these 8 proofreading tips – Who vs. …
When I was younger, I received a book as a gift entitled The Handwriting Analyst’s Toolkit: character and personality revealed through graphology. This book is fantastic in that it has beautiful pictures and it examines just about every part of handwriting imaginable, deciphering your personality and mood at the time of writing based on how …
Books that I both began and finished reading in June 2011: – Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. I started this book a couple months ago, but finally finished it – and a truly fantastic book it was. I loved it. There were tears in my eyes at the end when she describes holding the …
Being the nerd that I am, I get such a kick out of logos that contain hidden messages. Click here to read an article all about hidden messages in everyday logos! A couple of my favourites are the hidden kiss between the K and the I in the Hershey’s Kisses logo: …the arrow in the …
I apologize for being MIA! Poor rhetoric blog has been neglected for a week or two. It’s funny how fast things can get busy. Things still haven’t quieted down for me, but in the meantime I’d like to share a fantastic article about branding with all of you. The Executive Director at the Foundation that …
More than vs. over: when should we use each of them? I didn’t realize there was a difference in this until earlier this year when my editor explained it to me. Editorially, there are certain times when we should use each of these terms. The Canadian Press guide states: More than is followed by a …
Books books books! Happy sigh. Books that I both started and finished in May: – Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko. I read this in a record day and a half. Brilliant book! It’s all about the health benefits of drinking green smoothies, and why they’re an important addition to any diet, no matter what …
This video has gone viral, so it’s likely that everyone reading this blog has already seen the video… but it is so freakin’ adorable that I wanted to post it here just in case you hadn’t seen it yet. Hugs are really important. They’re a way to show someone how you feel about them …
The boyfriend pointed out something the other day which really stuck with me. He observed that although the standard line is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, of late the slogan seems to have evolved and dropped the first two parts. These days, you hear a lot about recycling. Manufacturers are coming out with new items which are “environmentally friendly.” …
I was cruising through the dictionary when I came across this word. I like it! Hadn’t ever heard it before and wanted to share. Li-to-tes (noun) Ironic understatement, esp. the expressing of an affirmative by the negative of its contrary, e.g. no mean feat for some great accomplishment. [Late Latin from Greek litotes from litos …