Susan S.
Subscriber since: October 2012
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Logophile, writer, reader.
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Favorite Word:
reduplicationI love the group of words known as reduplicative. Examples: namby-pamby, choo choo. Kids are fascinated by rhyme, and enjoy collecting them too,
Least Favorite Word:
niceDictionary won't recognize it, but my least favourite word is "youse". Somehow this word has become the plural of "you" in Australia. It ... grates.
Favorite Topics:
Fun:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: May Edition
May 24, 2013
May 24, 2013
How "Baloney" Got Phony
May 3, 2013
- 2 Comments
Language arts:
A Wicked Worksheet of the Week
May 15, 2013
Lori Wilfong on the Do's and Don'ts of Vocabulary Instruction
March 7, 2013
- 1 Comment
Word Origins:
Season Openers: Baseball Terms and Myths
April 23, 2013
March Madness: Are You Betting on "Chalk"?
March 22, 2013
Spelling:
Scripps National Spelling Bee Adds Vocabulary Questions
April 11, 2013
- 3 Comments
Rosanne Cash Knows Her "Ischium" at a Literary Spelling Bee
November 20, 2012
- 1 Comment
Teachers:
Lori Wilfong on the Do's and Don'ts of Vocabulary Instruction
March 7, 2013
- 1 Comment
Schools Are More Than a Test
January 24, 2013
- 7 Comments
Teaching:
A Question of Grammar
April 30, 2013
Always Never Something: Eliminating Five Overused Words
April 29, 2013
- 15 Comments
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