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@KoryStamper

Occasionally shouty lexicographer. Author of WORD BY WORD (Pantheon). She/her. Local circus coordinator.

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    If you then you don't love don't deserve us at us at our our

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  2. 12 hours ago

    ALL Y'ALL: if you're at , come hear me blab Thursday morning (9:45am, C155) on the power of words!

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  3. Apr 3

    Coming soon to headphones near you... cc

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  4. Apr 2

    Caught myself saying "Tuesdee," my assimilation into the Hoagiemouth Borg is now complete.

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  5. Mar 31

    <hockey>This heartwarming story has given me sorta positive feelings about the Blackhawks, send halp </hockey>

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    Mar 28

    Attention, Mister Sean PENN: to know a Word is not to know how to DEPLOY a Word

    It is possible - agreeably possible, in fact - Sean Penn may be the worst writer in the history of writing.
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    Mar 23

    Antidepressant or Tolkien character? 🔹Azafen 🔹Bergil 🔹Celebrían 🔹Círdan 🔹Clédial 🔹Desyrel 🔹Edronax 🔹Elendil 🔹Elronon 🔹Erestor 🔹Eskalith 🔹Finarfin 🔹Haldir 🔹Istinil 🔹Minalcar 🔹Nardil 🔹Narmacil 🔹Narvi 🔹Norval 🔹Orophin 🔹Prothiaden 🔹Sintamil

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  8. Mar 26

    Seattle, you were so fantastic I will even overlook your scary natural disaster warnings. Thanks for a great tour! 💜💜💜

    Kuow earthquake emergency procedures
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  9. Mar 25

    Many thanks, good folks of Seattle and , for the excellent questions and the laffs! If you had to leave early, you'll find signed copies of .

    One of the 850 new words added to the . Get all wordie and nerdy this Sunday after the Spelling Bee with
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  10. Mar 25

    Seattle! You'll find damn fine coffee and signed copies of at .

    stacked mugs that read "words matter"
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  11. Mar 23

    Thanks Portland and !

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  12. Mar 22

    Hi Portland, I brought you (5 minutes of) sun!

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  13. Mar 22

    First time in a prop plane. I will arrive at my reading probably shaken _and_ stirred.

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  14. Mar 22

    I promise, Portland, that by the time I see you, I will be fully caffeinated and as animated as I get. ❤️☕☕☕

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  15. Mar 22

    Spotted at the airport! Tired enough that I had to actually pick it up to make sure I wasn't…

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  16. Mar 21

    PORTLAND (Oregon): Lord willin' and the snow stops fallin', I will be reading at tomorrow! Stop by and heckle!

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    Mar 20

    "nor’easter," per , is the term for storms that either exit or move north along the East Coast, producing winds blowing from the northeast also, per me, why

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  18. Mar 19

    A reminder to mainstream media: please publish all the "shitholes."

    Replying to @mikepope @jessesheidlower
    I guess as per 's piece recently about how useful it is lexicographically to have mainstream media actually publish the word "shithole."
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  19. Mar 17

    LinkedIn needs to add a "DIAF" response button for messages like this.

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    Mar 16

    Fri Rebroadcast: From 'F-Bomb' To 'Photobomb,' How The Dictionary Keeps Up With English

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