name_inspector
- @ Ignite talks are a techie version of Pechu Kucha. Started with Ignite Seattle. I've done two myself. 7:12 PM Nov 5th from web in reply to Fritinancy
- @ I blocked you because I got a spam DM from you, but then I saw your profile and now I don't think you sent that intentionally.11:04 AM Nov 2nd from web
- @ Thanks, stop by any time!12:26 PM Oct 23rd from web in reply to EnviraMedia
- @ There are lots of great two-word compounds left as .com domains! Try more unexpected combinations.3:58 PM Oct 17th from web in reply to calbucci
- Oh my god this is addictive: 10:24 PM Oct 8th from web
- William Safire died. We'll miss you, old-school language maven. 3:05 PM Sep 27th from web
- RT @ Happy 300th birthday to Samuel Johnson, the original harmless drudge: 11:00 AM Sep 18th from web
- Thanks @, glad you found the "10 name types" post helpful.9:25 AM Sep 17th from web
- @ Some people working at Victrola are consultants and writers! I don't know if they're the trendsters, though.1:41 PM Sep 11th from web in reply to schoeny
- RT @: AMBER ALERT! 3 yr old girl taken by a man driving a new silver truck plate 72b381 from Stockton, CA keep it going1:00 PM Sep 10th from web
- @ I'm delighted to learn about your Very Short Novels.4:24 PM Aug 29th from web
- @ Around 70,000 words, actually. It's ABOUT microstyle, but I could go on about that all day.4:22 PM Aug 29th from web in reply to davidbdale
- Just saw the world's biggest book at the University of Washington's Suzzallo library. You're not allowed to check it out.2:25 PM Aug 25th from web
- A half-clever slogan: "Don't get cute. Get Recaro." (for safe children's car seats). The tone of "Don't get cute" is off.11:49 AM Aug 25th from web
- @ Isn't it just like claymation with legos? Move some legos, take a picture, move some legos, take a picture...11:04 AM Aug 24th from web in reply to romansf
- Forbes article: "Companies Seek A Fresh Start With New Names" 1:45 PM Aug 21st from web
- Which style guide? RT @ Style guide: "Use first person as much as possible (my, your, we, our)." ...1:15 PM Aug 20th from web
- The great thing about language is that it doesn't require any special equipment.2:14 PM Aug 19th from web
- @ Like father, like son.1:40 PM Aug 19th from web in reply to MarianDougan
- @ That, of course, is the exception that proves the rule.11:17 AM Aug 19th from web in reply to scarequotes
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- Name The Name Inspector
- Location Seattle, WA
- Web http://www.thenam...
- Bio Linguist, author, naming and verbal branding consultant. Watch for his book from W.W. Norton on “microstyle”—how to get the most out of every word and phrase.
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