Ever wanted to hear the most relaxing description of nouns ever?

Snuggle up and spend some time learning about nouns: countable, concrete, collective, compound, and everything in between. All presented in the sleepy tones of Samantha Enslen, president of Dragonfly Editorial.

Breathe slowly. Listen and learn. And let your stress slip away.

02:16 What is a noun?

09:22 Collective nouns

12:35 Nouns as evocative parts of speech

17:29 Where did the word "noun" come from?

20:20 When nouns become verbs

29:19 Nouns as "details that leave a mark"

Sources:

The Chicago Manual of Style. 17th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017.

The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law. New York: Associated Press, 2022.

Hale, Constance. Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2001.

Watkins, Calvert, ed. The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.​

University of Chicago Press. But Can I Start a Sentence with "But"? Advice from the Chicago Style Q&A. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016.​

New York Public Library. New York Public Library Writer’s Guide to Style and Usage. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.​

Clark, Roy Peter. Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer. New York: Little, Brown, and Co., 2006.​

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Ever wanted to hear the most relaxing description of verbs ever?

Snuggle up and learn everything you ever wanted to know about verbs, from tenses to moods to meaning. All presented by listen to Dragonfly Editorial's Samantha Enslen describe

Breathe slowly. Listen and learn. And let your mind rest. You deserve it.

01:21 What is a verb?

05:06 Verbs as "power boosters"

10:53 Active vs. passive voice

17:55 English vs. French verb use

22:29 Strunk & White on verbs

24:45 Verb tenses and moods

Sources:

American Chemical Society. The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 2006.

American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 7th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2020.

Garner, Bryan A. Garner’s Modern English Usage. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.

Merriam-Webster. “Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.” Accessed October 13, 2025. https://www.merriam-webster.com.

Plotnik, Arthur. Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words. Berkeley: Viva Editions, 2012.

Strunk, William, and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. 4th ed. New York: Longman, 2000.

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Samantha Enslen

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937.216.9323

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