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Prettiest Words: A Work in Progress

Prettiest Words, Alphabetized (1,027) http://sesquipedaedalus.blogspot.com/2011/03/prettiest-words-all-of-them-23-pages.html
1. A Series Of Word Choices Here’s why this matters: because both writing and storytelling comprise, at the most basic level, a series of word choices. http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/03/06/25-things-you-should-know-about-word-choice/

25 Things You Should Know About Word Choice

Anadiplose

Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anadiplose
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http://www.krysstal.com/wordname.html The English language has developed from an Anglo-Saxon base of common words: household words, parts of the body, common animals, natural elements, most pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and auxiliary verbs.

The Origin of Words and Names

Phrases, Expressions & Sayings What phrase is guaranteed to wake up an audience? http://www.joe-ks.com/phrases/phrases.htm

Phrases, Expressions & Sayings

http://sociallearningsystems.typepad.com/home/2009/07/tips-for-writing-instructional-objectives-blooms-taxonomy-job-aids.html

Tips for Writing Instructional Objectives - Bloom's Taxonomy Job Aids

I am so delighted to see this post that includes Bloom's Taxonomy Wheels by ZaidLearn . I always find that it's far easier to design materials using these wheels than it is to see the verbs/products in lists.
http://writerswrite.posterous.com/words-shakespeare-invented Posterous theme by Cory Watilo ← Back to blog Lackluster, epileptic, eyeball…and 99 other words that Shakespeare invented Thanks to Shakespeare Online , here’s a list of 102 words that we as English-speakers can thank Shakespeare for.

Words Shakespeare Invented - Writers Write

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/11/24/john-lennon-to-do-list/

John Lennon's Handwritten To-Do List

by Maria Popova What a broken bathroom hook has to do with Norwegian ethnography and the cable guy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions This incomplete list is not intended to be exhaustive. This list pertains to current, widely held, erroneous ideas and beliefs about notable topics which have been reported by reliable sources.

List of common misconceptions

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A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices

.: Virtual Salt Robert A. Harris Version Date: January 19, 2013 This book contains definitions and examples of more than sixty traditional rhetorical devices, (including rhetorical tropes and rhetorical figures) all of which can still be useful today to improve the effectiveness, clarity, and enjoyment of your writing.
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14 Old Words That Should Still Be Used Today

1. Hark What it means: To listen attentively As in: Seriously you guys, hark: I think we should get half-sausage, half-pineapple. Then everyone will be happy. 2.
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