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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
By Kate Gavino
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
By Kate Gavino
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
By Kate Gavino
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
By Kate Gavino
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
By Kate Gavino
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
By Kate Gavino
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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