by cityworks | Jul 11, 2014 | Interviews, Word Choice, Words
Time Magazine names its “Person of the Year,” but did you know if also names its best bloggers of the year? Today, we are pleased to introduce one of the bloggers that made their 2013 list. Acclaimed author and all around lover of language Mark Forsyth is...
by cityworks | Jul 2, 2014 | Interviews, Word Choice, Words
Every profession has its tool of the trade. Carpenters are equipped with a hammer and nails. Teachers use a chalk board or smart board when they work with their students. Journalists rely on the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook. A copy of the AP Stylebook aka the...
by cityworks | Jun 25, 2014 | Interviews, Word Choice, Words
Think back on the past year. Can you sum it all up in one word? Is there one word that captures the essence of 2013 for you? If it was a good year you probably had a lot of “buzzworthy” news to share. If it was an odd year, maybe it was because you just...
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 1, 2012 | Interviews, Word Choice
Alan Perlman’s work as forensic linguist has included everything from analyzing the Son of Sam writings to providing an expert opinion of plagiarism of song lyrics involving the rock group, The Who. Cool job, yes? Yesterday, we began exploring this fascinating world...
by cityworks | May 31, 2012 | Word Choice, Commentary
The hit TV show “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and its spinoffs (“CSI: Miami” and “CSI: NY”) are about how crime scene analysts scour to find key evidence at the place of the incident – such as hair, fiber and fingerprints – to...
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