Fritinancy
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Podcast
Notes
Old blog posts
Wordworking
Quick naming advice
Archive
About
Latest
Top
Discussions
Some elements of style
Bad fashion, good antidotes.
3 hrs ago
•
Nancy Friedman
6
2
2
Word of the week: Autopen
Thomas Jefferson was a fan. JFK and LBJ were satisfied customers. Bush Jr. defended its use. So what's Trump's beef with Biden's signatures?
Nov 10
•
Nancy Friedman
14
8
3
Brands of the century: Shinola
In search of lost times.
Nov 4
•
Nancy Friedman
16
13
2
October 2025
October linkstack
Lots of treats, hardly any tricks.
Oct 30
•
Nancy Friedman
13
5
3
Word of the week: Goon (again, but different)
That Harper's story, and a new lexicon.
Oct 27
•
Nancy Friedman
15
9
3
Coining a name: Fluz and Flooz
It's so money!
Oct 23
•
Nancy Friedman
13
4
2
Word of the week: Chatfishing
Fishy business, on and offline.
Oct 20
•
Nancy Friedman
16
11
3
Book review: "Unabridged," by Stefan Fatsis
The very definition of a word nerd's delight.
Oct 16
•
Nancy Friedman
22
6
2
Naming briefs #17: Dreamforce edition
Agentforce, Samaya, Dataiku, and Zapier.
Oct 13
•
Nancy Friedman
15
11
2
Let's talk about money
And about why I haven't (yet) turned on paid subscriptions.
Oct 9
•
Nancy Friedman
43
16
5
Number of the week: 996
Overtime to the max.
Oct 6
•
Nancy Friedman
18
19
3
Brands in the wild: Philadelphia
A new Calder museum, some medical anomalies, and friendships old and new.
Oct 3
•
Nancy Friedman
21
13
2
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
