Tag Archives: words

The Blendifferous Art of Combining Words

Posted on December 2, 2025 by mitchteemley

Blendifferous* = A term I just invented by combining the words “blend” and “splendifferous.”An apt ajective, I think, for the art of portmanteau. I know, you’re thinking, “Aha, Portmanteau, I was there once! It’s on the French Riviera, right?” Sorry, … Continue reading →

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Tips for Writers: Are You a Vulcan or a Klingon?

Posted on July 10, 2024 by mitchteemley

Whether you’re a get-to-the-point communicator or a wild-and-wooly wordsmith, you’ll be a better writer if you tap both sides of your brain: the logical, pragmatic, Vulcan side, and the intuitive, sensory, Klingon side. How? By employing words from the two … Continue reading →

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Inquiring Minds Want to Know…

Posted on March 23, 2023 by mitchteemley

Why night falls, but day breaks (and why they’re both so clumsy). ~me Why a butt dial and a booty call are two completely different things. ~allisoncollins (boredpanda.com) Why writers write and painters paint, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce and … Continue reading →

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Eavesdropping and Etiquette

Posted on August 7, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Cricket of the blog site CricketMuse. Cricket is a published writer and a passionate etymologist (words, not bugs). She reviews books, muses on various topics (hence her blog’s title), and serves up tasty tidbits … Continue reading →

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Tips for Writers: Are You a Vulcan or a Klingon?

Posted on March 1, 2019 by mitchteemley

“Words, words, words.” ~Hamlet Whether you are a prosaic get-to-the-point communicator or a wild and wooly wordsmith, you’ll be a better writer if you tap both sides of your brain: The accurate, logical, pragmatic Latinate side, and The intuitive, musical, … Continue reading →

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Faith

Posted on September 16, 2018 by mitchteemley

Please God When my words speak more of faith than my actions do correct me “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the life I now live in the body, … Continue reading →

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