links for 2008-08-09 [delicious.com]

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

sales words: smart talk by just sell®… "Misused words and phrases can make us sound less intelligent than we'd like to sound. Here are our top 41 misses and their correct counterparts…" They got "fill the bill" but let "fall between the cracks" fall through the cracks. GOOD Magazine | Blog – A Little Room [...]

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Cville Reads: Mayor Dave Norris

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

The inquiring (some say nosy) minds at CvilleWords asked Mayor Dave Norris what he’s been reading lately, and though he’s a busy man, he found time for a gracious reply: …I read all of the time. But most of it is for Council or for work or to keep abreast of current events, etc. (plus the books [...]

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Orwell’s diaries now on-line

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Wondering what George Orwell was doing seventy* years ago today? Thanks to the Orwell Trust and the Internet, we can all know: Caught a large snake in the herbaceous border beside the drive… Orwell’s (Eric Blair‘s) diaries will be posted daily with annotations, comments, and hyperlinks. I’ll be following along via RSS, as I already [...]

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