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We Should be Inventing New Words All the Time

We Should be Inventing New Words All the Time

By Joseph A. Todd

September 04, 2014

Creation is the only way to overcome the inadequacy of language.

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Today's Nonsense, Tomorrow's Language: Made-Up Words from Your Favorite Authors

Today's Nonsense, Tomorrow's Language: Made-Up Words from Your Favorite Authors

By Adina Applebaum

April 14, 2014

Impress your loved ones, family and friends with your knowledge of Nadsat.

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Book Sword: Shel Silverstein, Paula Fox, Catullus & More

Book Sword: Shel Silverstein, Paula Fox, Catullus & More

September 03, 2013

We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... deeper meaning? Hidden truth? Happy coincidence?

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Book Sword: Kate Chopin, Victor Hugo, Anthony Burgess & More

Book Sword: Kate Chopin, Victor Hugo, Anthony Burgess & More

August 13, 2013

We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... deeper meaning? Hidden truth? Happy coincidence?

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Book Sword: Raymond Carver, David Rakoff, Simone de Beauvoir & More

Book Sword: Raymond Carver, David Rakoff, Simone de Beauvoir & More

August 06, 2013

We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... deeper meaning? Hidden truth? Happy coincidence?

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Book Sword: David Sedaris, Margaret Atwood, Tom Robbins & More

Book Sword: David Sedaris, Margaret Atwood, Tom Robbins & More

August 01, 2013

We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... deeper meaning? Hidden truth? Happy coincidence?

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Word Sword: Dorothy Parker, Tao Lin, Poe and More

Word Sword: Dorothy Parker, Tao Lin, Poe and More

July 15, 2013

We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... deeper meaning? Hidden truth? Happy coincidence?

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Book Sword: David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers, Maurice Sendak & More

Book Sword: David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers, Maurice Sendak & More

July 03, 2013

We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... deeper meaning? Hidden truth? Happy coincidence?

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Speaking with Distinction or Talking Like a Snob?

Speaking with Distinction or Talking Like a Snob?

By Julia Langbein

June 20, 2013

The weird, true story behind Good Speech, also known as "the-a-tah voice."

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Alice McDermott at McNally Jackson

Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Alice McDermott at McNally Jackson

By Emily Morris

June 07, 2013

A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Alice McDermott knows her new novel's title is vanilla, but asks you to go with it.

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