by cityworks | Jun 29, 2012 | Word Distinction
“Green?” “Clean?” You say “tomato,” I say… Yes, word distinction is important. But as Kristin Hansen pointed out in the first part of her interview about these two words, the goal is to motivate people to protect our natural resources using words they respond to and...
by cityworks | Jun 27, 2012 | Word Distinction
To kick off our latest blog topic, word distinction, we’re tackling “green” and “clean,” which have seemingly become interchangeable. If you’re confused about the difference between “green” and “clean” when it comes to describing environmental awareness, activity and...
by cityworks | Jun 25, 2012 | Word Distinction, Words
Nice weather we’re having…or is that nice climate we’re having…? In that particular case, the word distinction between “weather” and “climate” is easy. When we have a stretch of nice weather, it’s just that – a stretch of nice weather. But in other cases,...
by cityworks | Jun 19, 2012 | Word Choice, Words, Commentary
As words are the building blocks of any messaging in our communication, our blog has highlighted the fun, the serious and the just plain interesting about words for the past several weeks. We learned where words come from and how new words are born. We learned the...
by cityworks | Jun 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Words are important. If you bungle one, look out! You run the big risk of sounding like Archie Bunker, the character from the 70s iconic sitcom, “All in the Family,” who routinely misused words. One example: “Your honor, may I encroach the bench?” Believe us, you...
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