Archive for November, 2010

Recent news from two leading e-reader manufacturers shows why businesses seeking press exposure need to consider both traditional print sources as well as emerging online media. Amazon.com announced that it will begin offering “Kindle singles,” works that have traditionally been too long for feature magazine articles (less than 10,000 words) but too short for full-length [...]

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Some may be surprised when they realize just how much the military has contributed to the English language. What follows is a short list of commonly used words and phrases whose roots come from military origins: scuttlebutt: Today, this means rumors or gossip. It’s derived from the term scuttled butt, a barrel (butt) with a [...]

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