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Copywriter vs. art director. bit.ly/Lg4kBZ about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
Google's internal name for its ad-relevance technology: Smart Ass. tcrn.ch/KNaCKM about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
RT @susanorlean: New restaurant in my neighborhood called Stout. I personally prefer dining at Husky. about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck
Congrats to top language twitterers @StanCarey@lynneguist @grammarmonkeys! bit.ly/MddaFV about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
Wow--thanks for voting my blog # 2 in the Language Professionals Blogs contest! bit.ly/LJz2ml about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
@ArrantPedantry That's ugh-ly. about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to ArrantPedantry
Another email from POTUS with subject line "Hey." As in "Hey, give me some money." about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
RT @johnemcintyre: Oh goody, Steven Pinker demolishes The New Yorker bsun.md/KuDys5 about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
Thanks for the link to my "Speaking Truth About Power" post, @copyediting! bit.ly/KZyNlC about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
@jasonbaldridge Thanks for that LL link! about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to jasonbaldridge
@jasonbaldridge We've seen that with attacks on Obama--comments about (mythical) overuse of first person, etc. about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to jasonbaldridge
Nicely named: @WeightlessBooks. I explain why on the blog: bit.ly/KZw0sV about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
@jasonbaldridge One of the execs I quote (Xerox CEO) is black. 8:42 PM May 30th via TweetDeck in reply to jasonbaldridge
@sesquiotic Thank you! 8:42 PM May 30th via TweetDeck in reply to sesquiotic
Trump: "I sort of semi-know for a fact..." Huh? bit.ly/KtiyBN via @misterverb 6:10 PM May 30th via TweetDeck
@scarequotes I did write about passival--in passing, as it were--in a post last July. It never got many hits until today. 4:42 PM May 30th via TweetDeck in reply to scarequotes
@scarequotes Yep. It's a mystery! 4:40 PM May 30th via TweetDeck in reply to scarequotes
@QuoteResearch I was aware of that -- thanks. No clear connection with my blog, though! 4:36 PM May 30th via TweetDeck in reply to QuoteResearch
Why are so many people finding my blog today via search for "passival tense"? S/t to do w/ @literalminded's column for @VisualThesaurus? 3:18 PM May 30th via TweetDeck
RT @CamilleCusumano: A poem—Em Dash Paradox—for those who love the em dash—as I do—and know why it's called em dash. bit.ly/LGQzuO 2:03 PM May 30th via TweetDeck

Name Nancy Friedman
Location Oakland, CA
Web http://nancyfried...
Bio Name and tagline developer, @VisualThesaurus columnist, bay swimmer, California native, skeptic. Lover of fashion, maps, brand lore, high/low culture.