#korystamper

[teddypoi-qd]

{ID - 1 - tweet from @/KoryStamper reads, "While recovering from foot surgery in a haze of hardcore painkillers, I decided to knit myself a scarf. So simple! Can't screw it up! Just case on and knit! The scarf was 3 inches wide and 17 feet long." Attached is a photo showing along, vertically striped scarf that stretches down someone's doorstep and path.

2 - a follow up by @/KoryStamper reads, "1. Take an oxycodone 2. Cast on, whatever, like 400-1000 stitches? 3. Knit. 4. Fall asleep while knitting a blue row? 5. Wake up knitting a pink row? 6. MORE DRUGS."

END ID}

Nicole Cliffe has a whole twitter thread about funny/horrifying anaesthesia stories that you should read all of, but this is definitely my favourite  

[readtahenryauthoress]

Book Review: Word by Word

Book Review: Word by Word

I get it, I have an odd reading penchant. Word by Word, the Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper is an excellent example of my need to know something about everything. Oooh a book on lexicography, I know jack all about lexicography, I should read that.

Basic Summary(Courtesy of Amazon):

Many of us take dictionaries for granted, and few may realize that the process of writing dictionaries…

[booksforyears]

Happy #dictionaryday and #hbd to dictionary founder extraordinaire Noah Webster. Kory Stamper’s WORD BY WORD takes readers on a deep dive into the world of dictionaries and the people who work on them 📚❤️🎉 #books #read #reading #bookish #booklover #booklife #bibliophile #noahwebster #wordbyword #korystamper #dictionaries #bookstagram #booksofinstagram

[bquellette]

When you write dictionaries, your search history is inevitably incredibly eclectic. This sometimes means you get the best targeted ads.pic.twitter.com/9gQCbyZk60

When you write dictionaries, your search history is inevitably incredibly eclectic. This sometimes means you get the best targeted ads. pic.twitter.com/9gQCbyZk60

from BrevardSEO Feed https://twitter.com/KoryStamper/status/895827080050610177 via SEO Biz Marketing

When you write dictionaries, your search history is inevitably incredibly eclectic. This sometimes means you get the best targeted ads. pic.twitter.com/9gQCbyZk60

[crhs-imc]

Word by Word by Kory Stamper

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by @KoryStamper #nonfiction #history #language @PantheonBooks

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper. March 14, 2017. Pantheon Books, 320 p. ISBN: 9781101870945.  Int Lvl: AD; Rdg Lvl: AD. Do you have strong feelings about the word “irregardless”? Have you ever tried to define the word “is”? This account of how dictionaries are made is for you word mavens. Many of us take dictionaries for granted, and few may realize that the process…

[rethinkela]

TO ALL THE AP STUDENTS WHO HAD TO READ AN EXCERPT OF MY BOOK FOR THE AP LANGUAGE EXAM AND WRITE ABOUT IT: Did College Board include the profanity? It is the least they could have done to make you suffer through that.

— Kory Stamper (@KoryStamper) May 20, 2020

[belleandkurtbastian]

Editorial letter for "2020": --Lacks focus. Is this one book or three? --Does "Animal Crossing" have greater significance? Shows up a lot for no particular reason. --Comic-book Villain-in-Chief seems a bit overwritten. --You seriously cannot call them "murder hornets."

— Kory Stamper (@KoryStamper) May 3, 2020

[grammargirl]

I love @KoryStamper so much I'm retweeting this before she even finishes the thread! https://t.co/lRWRlbPopO

I love @KoryStamper so much I'm retweeting this before she even finishes the thread! https://t.co/lRWRlbPopO

— Mignon Fogarty (@GrammarGirl) March 6, 2020

[forgottenbones]

Time to post this again, I see: 1. There is no such thing as "pure" English; 2. People have anticipated the death of English since at least the 12th c, yet here we are; 3. You are welcome to your opinions; 4. Just because you have opinions doesn't make you an expert.

— Kory Stamper (@KoryStamper) April 1, 2019

Yes, I know I've ventured into old-man-yells-at-cloud territory. But English is an amazing, flexible, and durable language that has flourished despite all attempts to tame it and flatten it into something Latin-based and insipid. I LOVE this messy, gorgeous beast.

— Kory Stamper (@KoryStamper) April 1, 2019

[cliotech]

RT @KoryStamper: For the morning crew: I had the rare opportunity to write an oral history of the Word of the Year phenom for @GlobeIdeas, thanks to the generosity of lexicographers and linguists who shared their memories with me. It's fun! Read it! https://t.co/3ZDd3CAQC1

For the morning crew: I had the rare opportunity to write an oral history of the Word of the Year phenom for @GlobeIdeas, thanks to the generosity of lexicographers and linguists who shared their memories with me. It's fun! Read it! https://t.co/3ZDd3CAQC1

— Kory Stamper (@KoryStamper) December 19, 2018

from Twitter https://twitter.com/cliotech

[suitedgladiators]

ABAJournal

.@Lee_Rawles talks to @KoryStamper about her book "Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries" (podcast) https://t.co/wqH0OSS3SK http://pic.twitter.com/CliyskhNqf

— ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 19, 2017

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[pilcrowblues]

I expect to be posting a lot of these words reading an advance copy of @korystamper's "Word for Word." @merriamwebster http://ift.tt/2mDUXIu

[booksforyears]

One of my favorite reading genres is "Books about Books" - authors writing about how certain tomes impacted their lives. If I ever were to write one of my own, it would be a meta book about books about books 📚❤️😎 #books #read #reading #bookish #booklife #booklover #bibliophile #readingwomenmonth #booksaboutbooks #thestoriedlifeofajfikry #gabriellezevin #amialonehere #peterorner #wordbyword #korystamper #booktv #bookstagram #booksofinstagram

[mightyoctopus]

[ID 1: A tweet by Kory Stamper (verified) @KoryStamper: While recovering from foot surgery in a haze of hardcore painkillers, I decided to knit myself a scarf. So simple! Can't screw it up! Just cast on and knit! The scarf was 3 inches wide and 17 feet long. Attached is the image of a very long and thin scarf.

ID 2: Another tweet by Kory Stamper (verified) @KoryStamper: 1. Take an oxycodone. 2. Cast on, whatever, like 400-1000 stitches? 3. Knit. 4. Fall asleep while knitting a blue row. 5. Wake up knitting a pink row? 6. MORE DRUGS. /END ID]

Nicole Cliffe has a whole twitter thread about funny/horrifying anaesthesia stories that you should read all of, but this is definitely my favourite  

[booksforyears]

Of the books I read in March, these three were my favorites - a book about the English language & dictionaries, a book of correspondence with a captivating author, and a book exploring the complexities of relationships and motherhood. A great reading month, if I do say so myself 📚❤️👍 #books #read #reading #bookish #booklover #booklife #bibliophile #marchwrapup #bestofmarch #wordbyword #korystamper #frantumaglia #themothers #britbennett #bookstagram #booksofinstagram

[booksforyears]

Ready to get my word-nerd on! 📚❤️🤗 #books #read #reading #bookish #booklife #bibliophile #authorevent #freelibraryofphiladelphia #korystamper #wordbyword #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #lexicography