Words — Creative Writing. English: word pronunciation in English and pending pronunciation words. Tone/Attitude Words. Shivaree - Word of the Day. Randomly Awesome Words. Ambiguous Words. Here's a bunch of words that, free of any other context, have a LOT of meanings.
Because of this flexibility, they can be instrumental in titles for your songs, poems, and stories. Click on each word to delve deeper into these words' meanings. The most flexible words are at the top of the list. In other words, we cut you a break by breaking the breaks on "break" and a bunch of other ambiguous words, without taking a break!
You should have seen my hand fly when I made sure the fly couldn’t fly anymore! 100 Whimsical Words. By Mark Nichol The English language can be maddening to native speakers and learners alike, but is also delightfully rich, especially for those who seek to convey a lighthearted tone in their writing.
Here are 100 words it’s difficult to employ without smiling. Though their meanings may be obscure, they each present a challenge — I mean an opportunity — for you to paint a vivid word picture. Imbue your musings with mirth by incorporating these terms: 117 Most beautiful words in the English language. Hartman Essay: Words to Know. 50 Most Challenging Words. Back in 2010 The New York Times published a list of 50 fancy words that most frequently stump their readership.
The New York Times 50 Fancy Words (defined and used) 1. Inchoate: just begun and so not fully formed or developed I am glad your inchoate proposals for integrating the company were not accepted this time, thus saving us face. Word Lovemaking. Tone/Attitude Words. One Sentence archive. The words project. word list. Words, Words, and more Words. 19 amazing English words we've totally forgotten about. 1.
Twirlblast A tornado, according to people in the 1700s. Why we switched to tornado, I’ll never understand. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. Free English to Greek Dictionary - Greek Dictionary. The Phrontistery: Obscure Words and Vocabulary Resources. Scribus.net. 40 Literary Terms Every Bookworm Should Know. 100 Useful Web Tools for Writers. All kinds of writers, including poets, biographers, journalists, biz tech writers, students, bloggers and technical writers, take a unique approach to their jobs, mixing creativity with sustainability.
Whether you’re a freelance writer just scraping by or someone with a solid job and more regular hours, the Internet can provide you with unending support for your practical duties like billing, scheduling appointments, and of course getting paid; as well as for your more creative pursuits, like developing a plot, finding inspiration and playing around with words. Turn to this list for 100 useful Web tools that will help you with your career, your sanity and your creativity whenever your write.
Getting Organized Thanks to the Internet, disorganized writers are no longer a cliche. Keep track of appointments, interviews and deadlines with these handy web-based tools. Finding Inspiration Beat down writer’s block by using these online idea prompts and inspirational tools. Getting Gigs Getting Paid. Freelancers' Toolbox - 30+ Online Freelance Resources. While writing about 100+ ways to make money online, we received lots of requests for more freelance resources.
So in a break from our regularly scheduled programming, we bring you 30+ resources for freelance photographers, writers, and programmers, many of them decidedly web 1.0. Feel free to add more resources in the comments. Regular postings will return after this short interlude.For Freelance Photographers. 30+ Tools For The Amateur Writer. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is almost upon us.
On November 1st, brave souls everywhere will embark on a month long endeavor to write a story of at least 50,000 words. We've gathered 30+ tools to help those folks who want to try their hand at it. Collaborative Writing. Top Web Annotation and Markup Tools. Contextual feedback is crucial for remote teams working online to have fast and efficient feedback system.
Asking and taking feedback is tedious and usually happens off-context using email and text message. There are some tools, however, that allow teams to discuss things and collaborate online in much better way. Web Annotation and Markup tools help you to comment, discuss and collaborate right on web pages or screenshots or PDFs. 55 More “Write for Us” Pages. Write Source - Writing Topics. The best way to get into writing is simply to write . . . and write . . . and write . . . freely.
This practice helps you develop a feel for writing. The Color Thesaurus. I love to collect words.
Making word lists can help to find the voice of my story, dig into the emotion of a scene, or create variety. One of my on-going word collections is of colors. I love to stop in the paint section of a hardware store and find new names for red or white or yellow. Having a variety of color names at my fingertips helps me to create specificity in my writing. I can paint a more evocative image in my reader’s mind if I describe a character’s hair as the color of rust or carrot-squash, rather than red. So for fun, I created this color thesaurus for your reference. Fill your stories with a rainbow of images! Like this: Like Loading... Historical Thesaurus. Words I Never Want to See in Your Novel. Please. 7 Beautiful Words With No Direct English Translation.
You know that feeling you get when surrounded by close friends or family -- perhaps gathered around a fireplace after a meal, or chatting on the couch in your pajamas on a Sunday morning? There truly is no word to describe it. Or at least not in English. In Dutch, there's gezellig, which means cozy, but encompasses more than a physical feeling. It is a sort of social coziness. This and other words without direct English translations have been compiled in the collection, Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World. Below are 7 beautiful words with no direct English translation. Tretår -- Swedish Trepverter -- Yiddish Karelu -- Tulu Indian Kabelsalat -- German Gazelleig -- Dutch Pålegg -- Norwegian Razliubit -- Russian. 12 Letters That Didn't Make the Alphabet. You know the alphabet. It’s one of the first things you’re taught in school.
But did you know that they’re not teaching you all of the alphabet? There are quite a few letters we tossed aside as our language grew, and you probably never even knew they existed. 1. Thorn Have you ever seen a place that calls itself “ye olde whatever”? Thorn, which was pronounced exactly like the "th" in its name, is actually still around today in Icelandic. 2. Another holdover from the Futhark runic alphabet, wynn was adapted to the Latin alphabet because it didn’t have a letter that quite fit the “w” sound that was common in English. Over time, though, the idea of sticking two u’s together actually became quite popular, enough so that they literally became stuck together and became the letter W (which, you’ll notice, is actually two V’s). Glossary of traditional and archaic words, by Kim Farnell. 45 ways to avoid using the word 'very'.
Writers Write is your one-stop resource for writers. Use these 45 ways to avoid using the word ‘very’ to improve your writing. Good writers avoid peppering their writing with qualifiers like ‘very’ and ‘really’. They are known as padding or filler words and generally add little to your writing.