Humor

Staying Out of Grammar Jail

By |December 13th, 2021|News|Comments Off on Staying Out of Grammar Jail

For all the grammar geeks, punctuation police and copyediting constitutionalists, this one is for you. The Scholarly Kitchen brought us this humorous item in […]

Technology and Comedy

By |November 10th, 2020|News|Comments Off on Technology and Comedy

The general assumption is that technology, even artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies, are boring and dry. So would it surprise you to […]

Drama in Taxonomy Naming Conventions

By |May 22nd, 2018|News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Drama in Taxonomy Naming Conventions

In the world of taxonomy, names are very important. This interesting and slightly humorous information came to our attention from the Ottawa Citizen in their […]

Taxonomy in Fiction

By |February 1st, 2018|News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Taxonomy in Fiction

If you have been a frequent reader of TaxoDiary, you know that I like finding odd and unique taxonomies. I like knowing that taxonomies exist […]

Words Are Important

By |December 22nd, 2017|News, reference|Comments Off on Words Are Important

For more than a decade, Merriam-Webster has been issuing annual lists with the top ten words of that year. For 2017 the word is […]

Classifications of Those Rejected

By |December 15th, 2017|Access Insights, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Classifications of Those Rejected

You already know my fascination with odd taxonomies and classifications. Remember the deeper dive into Tom Cruise movies? Or how about the post identifying […]

Donner, Blitzen and Who?

By |December 11th, 2017|Access Insights, Featured, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Donner, Blitzen and Who?

The festive legend says that Santa Claus’s reindeer pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa Claus deliver gifts to children on Christmas Eve.

The names of the […]

Proofreading Fun

By |December 7th, 2017|News, reference, Standards, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Proofreading Fun

To some the title of this article may seem like an oxymoron, but for others proofreading is an obsession. This unique but interesting play […]

The Dynamics of Surviving the Dysfunctional Family Holiday Gathering

By |November 27th, 2017|Access Insights, Featured, Taxonomy|Comments Off on The Dynamics of Surviving the Dysfunctional Family Holiday Gathering

Family life in the 21st century is best demonstrated by the holiday family gathering. There’s nothing in the world as unique and yet predictable, […]

Words Reveal Much

By |November 24th, 2017|News, reference|Comments Off on Words Reveal Much

Words matter. They reveal who you are and reflect your character. Every child has heard the rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones
But […]