Published on
August 5, 2025
by
Nicole Routh, M.Ed
Revised on
September 29, 2025
A vlog is an online video series (aka video blog) in which the narrator shares their experiences with a niche or topic. In most, if not all, vlogs, the narrator and videographer are the same person. Common vlog topics include travel, health/fitness, makeup, fashion, parenting, music, and more.
Vlogs have been around for at least 20 years, and you can find them on:
Vlogging allows creators to connect with audiences in a direct, visual, and often deeply personal way.
TipAre you thinking about starting your own vlog? There are lots of steps and best practices to consider, but luckily QuillBot offers free tools to make them easier. For example, QuillBot’s YouTube video description generator can show you a variety of ways to describe your vlog so that you can choose the one that fits your style.
LGTM is a workplace abbreviation that means “looks good to me” or “I approve.” Professionals use LGTM when they’re reviewing changes to software developer code, documents, graphic designs, and other work products. LGTM is a concise way for reviewers and decision-makers to give approval without writing lengthy feedback.
LGTM exampleMicki just finished fixing a bug on her team’s website. She uploaded her changes and asked her supervisor to take a quick look. After reviewing the update and testing it out, her supervisor replies, “LGTM! Nice fix!” This simple message tells Micki that she can go ahead and publish the change.TipLGTM is common and useful in Slack threads about collaborative projects and product updates. QuillBot’s free AI Slack message generator can also help you write clear and constructive comments in those Slack threads.
There are over 50ways to say goodbye in English, including “bye,” “farewell,” and “until next time.” Although “goodbye” works in any situation, the synonyms for “goodbye” are used in specific contexts. For example, you might say “catch you later” when you’re done hanging out with friends and “thank you for your time” at the end of a business meeting.
The tips and examples below show how to say goodbye in different situations.
Ways to say goodbye examplesIt was great seeing you today, Amy!
Flowers that start with “Z” are few and far between, but one of them—the zinnia—is extremely common in gardens and floral arrangements. The list below includes other flowers that start with the letter “Z.”
Flowers that start with Z examplesThere are hundreds of different zinnia varieties, including queen lime and purple prince.
Zenobia is a shrub with small, bell-shaped flowers.
Tip“Zinnia” might seem tricky to spell, but QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker can help you write it correctly.
There are a few flowers that start with “Y,” including yarrow, yellow bells, yellow poppy, and yucca flower. The list below includes these and more.
Flowers that start with Y examplesYarrow is helpful for bees and butterflies, but it does quickly spread.
Unlike other poppy varieties, yellow poppy only grows on seashores.
TipEach US state has an official flower. For example, yellow jessamine is the state flower of South Carolina. If you’re curious what the other state flowers are, ask QuillBot’s free AI Chat.
Several flowers have Latin names (aka botanical names) that start with “X.” The flowers that start with “X” include Xerohyllum tenax (bear grass) and Xerochrysum (strawflower). A few (but not many) flowers include the letter “X,” such as phlox, foxglove, and flax.
Flowers that start with X examplesYou can find the spikey white flowers of Xerohyllum tenaxin wooded areas of the Pacific Northwest.
Xyrus complanata is a yellow flower with three petals that’s native to the Philippines, New Guinea, and Australia.
TipLatin flower names are very difficult to pronounce, but QuillBot’s AI Chat can answer questions like “how do you pronounce Xerochrysum?” The letter “X” usually has a “Z” sound when it’s the first letter of a word like “Xanadu.”
Flowers that start with “W” include wallflower, water lily, weigela, and wisteria. Other flowers that begin with “W” are listed below.
Flowers that start with W examplesThe trumpet-shaped blooms of the weigela shrub provide nectar for hummingbirds.
Most of Monet’s paintings of water lilies are in a museum in Paris.
The waratah flower is the state emblem of New South Wales in Australia.
TipIf you’re curious about how to pronounce a flower name that you haven’t seen before, such as “weigela” (WEE-gee-luh), ask QuillBot’s free AI Chat. It can answer all kinds of questions about flowers.
You’ll find a variety of the flowers that start with “V” in backyard gardens, including viola, veronica, vinca, and verbena. Other flowers that start with “V” are listed below.
Flowers that start with V examplesThe petals of wild violets are edible, and you can infuse them into simple syrups.
Veronica plants are perennial, so they come back every year.
TipIf flower names like “valerian” or “velvet trumpet flower” pique your interest, ask QuillBot’s AI Chat to share details about how they grow, where they come from, or what they look like.
There are only a few flowers that start with “U,” but they’re all unique. They include umbrella plant, urn orchid, and utricle bladderwort.
Flowers that start with U examplesAn urn plant, which is also called a bromeliad, has spiky pink blooms.
The utricle bladderwort is aquatic and carnivorous, so it grows in water and eats insects.
Ursinia is a daisy-like plant that grows in South Africa.
TipUrn plants (aka bromeliads) are common houseplants, but it’s very unusual for them to bloom. If you’re lucky enough to see one of these unique blossoms in real life, why not share it on Instagram? With QuillBot’s caption generator for Instagram, you can create clever captions in just a few seconds.
Flowers that start with “T” include tulip, thistle, tansy, tiger lily, trillium, and tuberose. The lists below include a variety of common flower names and Latin flower names that start with the letter “T.”
Flowers that start with T examplesSeveral of Van Gogh’s paintings include teddy bear sunflowers, which have many tiny petals that look like fur.
I’ve always dreamed of visiting the tulip fields in the Netherlands.
Trilliums have three petals, which is why this flower name includes the prefix “tri-.”
TipFlower names like “thistle” can be tricky to spell, but the QuillBot Grammar Checker will help you get them right.
