Author Archives: Toria Spencer

Word Nerd in the Workplace, Part II: This is Not a MySpace Page

WordNerdIf you sat through my first article and decided that this one was worth a look-see, you must really be a sucker for punishment. This one will be much briefer (that’s such an odd word, ‘briefer’) than its predecessor, so …

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Word Nerd in the Workplace, Part I: Yes, This Stuff is Important

WordNerdI’m guessing that for the majority of the people reading this, business emails aren’t something you think about too often. This could be because you never have to send them, never receive them, or both. For those of you who …

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Word Nerd: My Eyes, My Eyes!

WordNerdBeing a person to whom typos jump out and say hello with a veritable flourish and tip of the hat, I have come to notice that some people have a real gift (ack) for taking everyday words and misspelling them …

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Late to the Party: Assassin’s Creed II

ac2Waiting for a month to review a game is probably not the best move I’ve ever made. I don’t remember a lot of the specific parts of the plot that tie the game together, so I’m going to be referring …

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Late to the Party: Sherlock

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor WatsonLord knows I love British television, but apparently the BBC felt the need to endear itself to me even more. Sherlock aired in the summer of 2010 as a very brief television series about — who else? — Sherlock Holmes …

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Word Nerd: UpWords and SkyWords

UpWordsI thought I’d try to do something different (again) with my Word Nerd article, as it’s both easier and harder to write than my Late to the Party reviews. This time, instead of complaining about people who can’t write properly …

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Late to the Party: Minecraft

featured-sheepHello, hello! My apologies once again for my extended absence. I’ve been doing some serious slacking off and I’m hoping to make up for that this week. After writing this article, I played through a new game to get the …

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Word Nerd: Use Your Words v.1

WordNerdHello all! My apologies for my absence from Geekin’ Out lately. I’ve spent the last two weeks packing, moving, unpacking and all of that crazy, time-consuming and rather tiring stuff. At least the unpacking’s kind of fun. The packing and …

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Word Nerd: Dashes

Word NerdAs promised / threatened in my last Word Nerd post a couple of weeks ago, I’m going to talk about en- and em-dashes. I suspect this may put a few of you to sleep, but then again, if you weren’t …

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Late to the Party: Doctor Who, Past and Present

Doctor Who logosNote: I have edited part of this article since I first posted it, as some of my points were challenged, and rightly so. Thank you, readers! Will I ever have a week when I won’t be scrambling to figure out what …

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Late to the Party: Portal 2

portal2In an attempt to break away from movies for this segment, I’m going to take a shot at writing a game review this time. I’m not sure how good it will be, as I’ve never written one before and I …

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Word Nerd: The Ever-Mighty Hyphen

Word NerdHello, all! The lovely folks of Geekin’ Out have asked me to write a new column — piece? article? general pathetic blathering? — in addition to my weekly Late to the Party reviews. I am pleased (tickled pink, even) to …

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