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Today’s Words That Work: Supperate
To supperate (SUP-yuh-rate) – from the Latin – is to fester; to form or discharge pus from a wound or sore.
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Beware of the Natural Entropy in Customer Service
One of the first things I did upon taking on AP as a client was call his customer service line, pretending to be a customer. The phone rang eight times before it was picked up
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The Language Perfectionist: Quotation Quota
Every few years, my friend Mardy Grothe assembles a new collection of quotations. The defining characteristic of these anthologies is that all the entries share an interesting or quirky theme. His latest work, Neverisms, just published, is generating a lot of favorable attention in the media and among his many admirers, myself included.
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The Language Perfectionist: Quotation Quota
Every few years, my friend Mardy Grothe assembles a new collection of quotations. The defining characteristic of these anthologies is that all the entries share an interesting or quirky theme. His latest work, Neverisms, just published, is generating a lot of favorable attention in the media and among his many admirers, myself included.
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Today’s Words That Work: Mephitic
Mephitic (muh-FIT-ik) – from the Latin – means noxious; offensive to the smell. Example (as used by Dale Peck in The New York Times): “Over everything presides ‘a sort of mephitic fog,’ a pervasive, sulfuric stink.”
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The Only Thing That Really Matters
Why do some folks look back on their lives and say they wouldn’t change much?
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Congratulations… Now, Stop Being A Wuss
Monday, 7:55pm Reno, NV “ But it’s all right… in fact it’s a gas… ” (The Stones, “ Jumpin’ Jack Flash “) Howdy… It’s time for another orgy of graduation rites across the land… … and, in honor of it all, I am re-posting last year’s rant on the subject. It was one of the more popular posts I’ve written, so it deserves an annual rediscovery.
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But What’s Next?
How many geniuses have you met?
Today’s Words That Work: Wonk