Archive for the 'Literature' Category

Friday Procrastination: Link Love

What Rebecca has been reading.

Happy Belated 40th Birthday To The Internet!

Dennis Baron wishes the internet a happy birthday!

Friday Cat Blogging: Jennifer Weber

Cats brighten our days.

Friday Procrastination: UK Link Love

What Kirsty has been reading in Oxford this week.

Mr. Manners’ Guide to The F-Word:
Or, “When it is Permissible to Refer to a Goat-effing Contest”

Mark Peters explains when and how to properly use the f-word and its variations.

Rewriting The Gettysburg Address:
Historical Thesaurus Week

How could you use the HTOED to rewrite the Gettysburg Address?

Two thumbs up?
Researchers predict that by 2013 we’ll all be tweeting

Dennis Baron, author of A Better Pencil, talks about whether or not we’ll all be authors by 2013.

Introducing The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary
Historical Thesaurus Week

The Timeline for the HTOED.

National Book Award Contest: Win Prizes!

OUP is giving it away to celebrate the National Book Awards!

Friday Procrastination: Link Love

What Rebecca has been reading.

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