Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – July 23, 2018

Time for TVWriter™’s Monday look at our most popular blog posts of the week ending yesterday. They are:

Larry Brody: ‘Live! From Paradise! #3’ – Fred & Dead read article

Bri Castellini: Confidence is Nonsense – @brisownworld

by Bri Castellini

Last month I had a work trip to Toronto. It was very exciting, because I’ve never been on a work trip and I’ve also never been to Canada NOR have I ever traveled internationally alone. The trip itself was fun by pretty low key. but it also made me think a lot about my job and the fact that confidence is largely performative.

My job read article

The Evolution of “Dude”

If ever a group of people needed to better understands the current concept of the word “Dude,” or as a certain Beloved Boss with the initials LB spells it, “Dood,” it’s those of you visiting this very site. Luckily, the fantabulous Arika Okrent, etymologist extraordinaire, is read to fulfill our desire:

More about Arika, YouTube’s Patron Saint of Wordsmiths

Overworked Words & Phrases Writers Should Avoid

Somebody over at GrammarCheck.Net really worked their butt off with this awesome! amazing! phenomenal! infographic:

Found at www.grammarcheck.net!

For Spider-Man Fans Everywhere, This is a Definite Don’t-Miss

A touching tribute to Spidey’s co-creator the late Steve Ditko:

Goodbye for now, Steve. “We hardly knew ye….”