Wördos are people who care about the precise and accurate use of the English language. We want to be sure there is CLARITY in communication.  We believe that the failure to write clearly jeopardizes understanding and believability. Writing well is important for establishing credibility and competence.

The group was founded in the early 1980s. One of the founders was Björn Björnson. It is in his memory that we use the umlaut in Wördos.

Wördos meet the third Wednesday of every month in Bloomington, Minn., to
talk about words. Some of us are retired senior newspaper executives. Some
are current or former writers, editors, and teachers. At our meetings we discuss the errors we have found in local media. Our monthly newsletter is included in the Minnesota Newspaper Association Bulletin, going to more than 400 newspapers throughout Minnesota every month.

A few years ago we published a book, “92 abuses of English that drive curmudgeons crazy!” The fifth edition of the book was published in 2004. Copies are for sale. (Cheap.)

We do have some rules.  This first one is: we have no rules.  We have no chairman, president, or officers of any kind. We have no articles of incorporation or bylaws. We have no dues, no minutes, and no social chairman.  We have no members. (We do have interested people who show up for meetings. They are “attendees,” also called “Wördos.)  We do not discuss our health or grandchildren.

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Buy a copy of the highly acclaimed Wordos book “92 – plus 57 – abuses of English that drive curmudgeons crazy!” for only $12.84, and we’ll pay shipping and handling!

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Peter Baxter
127 East Rice
Owatonna, MN 55060

Fred Webber
100 Clydesdale Trail #103
Medina, MN 55340
Phone:   (763) 545-4582
Fax:     (763) 545-0061
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