3 Ways to Be Funnier Using Language
Everyone wants to have a healthy sense of humor. Here are three tips for using language to be funnier and improve your comedic sensibilities.
Everyone wants to have a healthy sense of humor. Here are three tips for using language to be funnier and improve your comedic sensibilities.
In this classic TED talk, comedian James Veitch gives us a few pointers on dealing with unwanted email spam.
Almost every day, Thomas Jefferson wrote letters. “From sun-rise to one or two o’clock,” he noted, “I am drudging at the writing table.” Jefferson wrote almost 20,000 letters in his lifetime, and he needed to keep copies of his letters. Fortunately, John Isaac Hawkins (1772–1855) and Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827) invented this little gadget that …
Here are ten of the oddest interview questions of all time! “If you had $2,000, how would you double it in 24 hours?” — Uniqlo, Management Trainee “How many basketballs would fit in this room?” – Delta Airlines, Revenue Management Co-op “If you were a brand, what would be your motto?” – Boston Consulting Group, Consultant “What would …
We’ve become so intertwined with technology that it feels like talking is turning into a secondary form of communication. Do you know how complicated it once was just to send an email or instant message? Check out this little time capsule from 1984.
Here are the top-ten languages spoken by native speakers: 10. Punjabi. 9. Japanese. 8. Russian. 7. Bengali. 6. Portugese. 5. Arabic. …
Abbott and Costello’s timeless “Who’s on First” sketch relied on a surprising number of humorous homophones. Here’s how many homophones we found.
Great writers inspire us and teach us to think broadly. We’ve collected writer quotes about authorship, language, and design.
Every worthy occupation deserves a theme song. So, here’s one for those of us who are the proud … the brave … the technical writers. Enjoy!