I forgot to include punctuation! Someone sent me this message from a teenager to another teenager. Is this message reflective of how kids write today? Or is it just an [...]
Category: "Homework"
What will the word of 2010 be?
The 2009 Word of the Year, according to the New Oxford English Dictionary was unfriend, which seems befitting as 2009 really wasn’t such a great year and weaning yourself of [...]
New comments at the Top or Bottom?
Hey guys! I just did away with paged comments since I have a fast server now. I was going to put the new comments at the bottom as well… .. [...]
Interview for Jules.TV
I did an interview for Jules.tv where I talk about some specific strategies for making YouTube videos. Check it out… you might find some good info in it ;-)
Where’s Waldo? Can you find me?
Article from the Daily Mail today…. see if you can find me :-) Oh, and for extra credit, find me here as well :-) Oh and extra extra credit.. here [...]
Why text messages are limited to 160 characters
Did you know that the average postcard sent home contains only 150 characters? In 1985 a researcher in Germany, Friedhelm Hillebrand, practiced typing out blurbs, or short questions and answers, [...]
My homework – writing scripts
Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that I am doing my homework. I’m writing scripts for new words and expressions: oleaginous, saponaceous, poindexter and the phrase “straight [...]
6,473 texts a month
Interesting article in the Washington Post today about teens and texting. Teens with cellphones AVERAGE 2,272 TEXT MESSAGES A MONTH! I think that’s quite a lot. And it [...]
Adopt a word!
Each year hundreds of words are dropped from the English language due to lack of use. Do your part to save some of these words by adopting one! Thanks Hodgy [...]
Test
Test This post was supposed to be a test with my new commenting system but it seems to have taken on a life of its own.. so I’ll leave it [...]
Promo for Advertisers
I want to put together a 60 second promo piece to show to potential advertisers. I’d like it to showcase my show: best of clips, press, etc.. and not [...]
Read a Trashy Novel
This is my first of a series of posts where I tell you about something I like.. something random… a song, a book I just read, food… anything. When [...]
Calendar
Hey my dear students… I need your help for my calendar that will be coming out soon. I decided to add important dates that have an etymological significance… like [...]
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