Tag: vocabulary
Word of the Day: Apocryphal
As a professional writer, I have a rather intimate relationship with words. I am deeply passionate...
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Grammar 101: Sound Byte or Sound Bite?
Who has the time to listen to every interview conducted by every podcast or news organization on...
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Grammar 101: Spendthrift or Spenddrift?
Some people might say that I’m cheap. I prefer to say that I’m “strategically...
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Grammar 101: Graft and Graph
By now, you’ve probably recognized that similar-sounding words with totally different...
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Grammar 101: Verbage Is Not a Real Word
As a professional freelance writer, I take pride in my craft. I’d like to think that...
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Word of the Week: Reactance
As I make my living as a writer and editor, it is in my professional best interest to expand my...
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Grammar 101: Bemused and Amused
It’s natural to assume that similar-looking words must be related in some way. Headphones,...
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Holy Garbanzo Beans! Different Words for the Same Foods
The words that we choose to describe our food can be straightforward. Here’s an apple....
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Grammar 101: Alternative or Ulterior Motive
English can be tricky, both for native speakers and for people who pick it up as a second...
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Quean Is a Word with Friends?
When you’re in business for yourself, particularly if the inspiration for that business...
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Grammar 101: Supine vs. Prone Position
With a great number of posts in the Grammar 101 series, I discuss pairs of words that people may...
Read MoreGrammar 101: What Does Nonplussed Mean?
There are many words in the English language that don’t mean what you think they do. For example, if flammable means that something can easily catch on fire, how is it that inflammable means exactly the same thing? You...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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