Collecting Words with The Daily-ism: a Word-a-Day Microblog

Several months ago I began the practical application of my Master's degree in Liberal Studies through the creation of a Tumblr blog entitled, The Daily-ism. The blog seeks to provide an ism word a day with a definition gleaned from Google without commentary. To date, I have posted 86 entries and garnered 17 followers.

What has been most interesting to me is seeing how people respond. The most popular posts so far have been:

egalitarianism (20 notes)
prescriptivism (7 notes)

I've identified enough words for almost an entire year's worth of content if I post five times per week. One thing I like about the functionality of Tumblr is the ability to schedule posts out in advance. This means that I can essentially plan out a month's worth of content in an hour of spare time.

Not that I have a ton of spare time, but I've discovered that micro-blogging is much easier to accomplish while working full-time and being a father of three. A great resource for cataloging isms has been The Phonistery.

I also am tinkering with the idea of creating a sketch or cartoon for some of the isms I've collected and posting them again. But since the mission I set for The Daily-ism is not provide commentary, I may have to post these elsewhere -- perhaps my sketchbook.

If you're interested, take a look at The Daily-ism and feel free to leave me a comment on this blog (or that blog). I appreciate the time and feedback.

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