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The Effective Author: New Words for New Culture

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Laura Orsini

The Effective Author: New Words for New Culture © 2020 Kebba Buckley Button, MS, OM. World Rights Reserved. No language demonstrates cultural evolution more clearly than does English. Perhaps that’s because so many different cultures speak it and introduce variations. … Continue reading →

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The Effective Author: Dictionaries Rock New Words

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Laura Orsini

The Effective Author: Dictionaries Rock New Words © 2018 Kebba Buckley Button, MS, OM. World Rights Reserved. kebba.com Earlier this year, I wrote about The Joy of New Words, describing how language is always evolving and we should have fun … Continue reading →

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Like a Pay Car Passin’ a Tramp

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Laura Orsini

Like a Pay Car Passin’ a Tramp by C.K. Thomas My last post introduced many 1930s sayings I learned as a child from my mother, who grew up in a household with four older brothers. Her language reflected the boisterous … Continue reading →

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1930s Country Sayings

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Laura Orsini

1930s Country Sayings by C. K. Thomas My mother grew up on an Indiana farm in a family that included four older brothers. Sometimes I imagine hearing the echo of her brothers’ words as she surprised me with her colorful … Continue reading →

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Curious Sayings

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Laura Orsini

Curious Sayings by Barbara Renner It’s raining cats and dogs! This isn’t unusual here at our summer home in northwestern Minnesota, where it rains at least once a week, sometimes all week long. How else would the corn grow so … Continue reading →

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The Egg-Laying Wooly Milk-Pig

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Laura Orsini

The Egg-Laying Wooly Milk-Pig by Rita Goldner My friend Eva is truly a Renaissance woman in every sense of the word. She is a farm girl, but also has a PhD. We used to work together, and in her spare … Continue reading →

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No Problem? No Thanks.

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Laura Orsini

No Problem? No Thanks. by Kathleen Watson I encourage people to speak—and write—words of thanks in both their personal and business lives. We all like to know our efforts are recognized and appreciated. Whenever I have a book event or … Continue reading →

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The Effective Author: Fun With Collective Nouns

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Laura Orsini

The Effective Author: Fun With Collective Nouns © 2017 Kebba Buckley Button, MS, OM. World Rights Reserved. Most authors do their best to use spelling, words, and grammar correctly. And most authors are well aware that language evolves over time. … Continue reading →

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Profanity Stress: Language for Our Times and Others

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Laura Orsini

Profanity Stress: Language for Our Times and Others © 2016 Kebba Buckley Button, MS, OM. World Rights Reserved. Is the English-speaking segment of the World now in profanity stress? In the last few months, I have noticed a large shift … Continue reading →

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Silly Grammar Debates

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Laura Orsini

Silly Grammar Debates by Jake Poinier I’m a member of a group of editors on Facebook, and it never fails to surprise me how heated and opinionated people can become about the smallest points of grammar. (As I wrote earlier … Continue reading →

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