A list of ten words that are over used in writing. If the exclusion of a certain word is good enough for Mark Twain, then it's good enough for me. Mark Twain made this comment about using "very": "Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very'; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be." "Very" is a crutch for finding ... Read full entry

A ranking of the most commonly used words in the English language, which currently sees "the" rank at number one, and the possibly not-so-well-known "conquistador" at number 86,800. WordCount™ is an artistic experiment in the way we use language. It presents the 86,800 most frequently used English words, ranked in order of commonness. Each word is scaled to reflect its frequency relative to the words that precede and ... Read full entry

John Allsopp and the word webinar. He says it far better than I ever could... Anyone out there not think it is one of the ugliest words ever?

Interestingly Trite The overuse of the word interesting, when in this case, referring to examples of design, is something I am guilty of doing, when referring to everything else as well. Google lists over 9,000,000 results for interesting design amidst images and web pages. I’ve heard the word used equally as much during my life in the classroom, and it makes me groan each time. When I was a student, ... Read full entry