58 Wrong Ways to Spell My Name
List #126
. . . I can understand complete strangers misspelling my name but some of these came from people who have known me for years.
40 Misspellings of "Gwen"
1. Bwen
2. Dwen
3. Gen
4. Gern
5. Geun
6. Gewn
7. Glenn
8. Gowen
9. Gren
10. Grwen
11. Guen
12. Guven
13. Gwan
14. Gweb
15. Gwee
16. Gweeb
17. Gween
18. Gwem
19. Gwemn
20. Gwench
21. Gwenn
22. Gweyn
23. Gwgen
24. Gwin
25. Gwn
26. Gwuen
27. Gwyn
28. Gwynn
29. Gwyyn
30. Gyen
31. Gyny
32. Gywn
33. Jwen
34. Quen
35. Quinn
36. Qwun
37. Qwus
38. Swen
39. Wem
40. Wgen
18 Misspellings of "Gwyneth"
. . . Yes, my full name is Gwyneth. I was named after a character in a Welsh book that my mom's penpal was reading some years before I was born. Seriously, though, no one ever calls my Gwyneth except telemarketers and people in gubmint jobs.
1. Gewnneth
2. Geyneth
3. Gweenyt
4. Gwemith
5. Gwendlyn
6. Gwendolyn
7. Gweneth
8. Gwenith
9. Gwennith
10. Gwenth
11. Gwenyth
12. Gwneth
13. Gwyenth
14. Gwynent
15. Gwynyth
16. Gwyynth
17. Gywnith
18. Hwyneth
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20 February 2010
18 February 2010
33 Academic Ranks and Titles used at Universities
. . . Listed in approximate order from highest to lowest. Not every university has every rank and some may use different terms or titles. Many universities outside the US also use the term docent as a university rank: in some places it is a high rank, in others it is low; in the US it mainly refers to a volunteer museum tour guide who has specialized training in that museum's exhibits.
1. university professor / institute professor / distinguished professor
2. presidents' professor / regents' professor
3. teaching professor
4. professor emerita / professor emeritus
5. dean / department chair / provost
6. professor / full professor
7. professorial fellow
8. associate professor
9. adjunct professor
10. affiliated professor
11. assistant professor
12. visiting professor / nonresident professor
13. visiting assistant professor
14. research professor / research fellow
15. associate research professor
16. assistant research professor
17. collegiate professor
18. post-doctoral fellow
19. senior lecturer
20. lecturer
21. assistant lecturer
22. post-doctoral research assistant
23. research assistant
24. instructor
25. visiting instructor
26. adjunct instructor
27. teaching fellow
28. graduate student
29. graduate teaching assistant (GTA)
30. teaching assistant (TA) / undergraduate teaching assistant (UTA)
31. proctor
32. tutor
33. artist in residence
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. . . Listed in approximate order from highest to lowest. Not every university has every rank and some may use different terms or titles. Many universities outside the US also use the term docent as a university rank: in some places it is a high rank, in others it is low; in the US it mainly refers to a volunteer museum tour guide who has specialized training in that museum's exhibits.
1. university professor / institute professor / distinguished professor
2. presidents' professor / regents' professor
3. teaching professor
4. professor emerita / professor emeritus
5. dean / department chair / provost
6. professor / full professor
7. professorial fellow
8. associate professor
9. adjunct professor
10. affiliated professor
11. assistant professor
12. visiting professor / nonresident professor
13. visiting assistant professor
14. research professor / research fellow
15. associate research professor
16. assistant research professor
17. collegiate professor
18. post-doctoral fellow
19. senior lecturer
20. lecturer
21. assistant lecturer
22. post-doctoral research assistant
23. research assistant
24. instructor
25. visiting instructor
26. adjunct instructor
27. teaching fellow
28. graduate student
29. graduate teaching assistant (GTA)
30. teaching assistant (TA) / undergraduate teaching assistant (UTA)
31. proctor
32. tutor
33. artist in residence
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08 February 2010
11 Reasons Why People Over 40 Should Be Dead
. . . Author unknown. Email lore collected six years ago. I have modified it slightly. (It's folklore. That's what you do.)
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 1970s or earlier probably shouldn't have survived. Here's why:
1. Our baby cribs were covered with lead-based paint.
2. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles.
3. We rode our bikes without helmets.
4. Sometimes we hitchhiked.
5. We rode in cars with no child safety seats and no air bags. Sometimes, as a special treat, we rode in the back of an open pickup.
6. We drank water from a garden hose.
7. We drank soda pop with sugar in it.
8. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle.
9. We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. We had no cell phones. Imagine that!
10. We did not have Nintendo, Playstation, or X-Box; no 2,000 channels on cable, no home movies on DVD, no surround sound, no personal computers, no internet chat rooms. We had friends! We went outside and found them.
11. We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. Remember accidents?
People under 40 are wimps!
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. . . Author unknown. Email lore collected six years ago. I have modified it slightly. (It's folklore. That's what you do.)
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 1970s or earlier probably shouldn't have survived. Here's why:
1. Our baby cribs were covered with lead-based paint.
2. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles.
3. We rode our bikes without helmets.
4. Sometimes we hitchhiked.
5. We rode in cars with no child safety seats and no air bags. Sometimes, as a special treat, we rode in the back of an open pickup.
6. We drank water from a garden hose.
7. We drank soda pop with sugar in it.
8. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle.
9. We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. We had no cell phones. Imagine that!
10. We did not have Nintendo, Playstation, or X-Box; no 2,000 channels on cable, no home movies on DVD, no surround sound, no personal computers, no internet chat rooms. We had friends! We went outside and found them.
11. We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. Remember accidents?
People under 40 are wimps!
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02 February 2010
10 Reasons why Shopping at TomFolio.com is Better than Shopping at Amazon
. . . I am speaking to those on the internet who are looking for reputable used bookdealers. Those of you who are looking for a place to purchase groceries, stuffed animals, auto parts or such, this list is not for you.
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2. Talk to a real person before you buy. Our dealers may be contacted by phone, email, or even snail mail. No need to go through a third party to get your questions answered.
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